Fire? Flood? Theft? If you ever need to make an insurance claim, you may not remember details about what you lost. With this quick insurance hack you can document your possessions in advance of the claim and won’t have to rely on your memory during a stressful time.

Hack: Use your smartphone to take a video inventory of your possessions.

Insurance hack how-to: Go from room to room in your home, condo or apartment and take a video of everything you own. Shoot 360° footage of every room, then focus on specific areas and special items, offering a running commentary so you have important details if you need to determine replacement value. Open drawers, cupboards and closets. Don’t forget your backyard, basement, garage or balcony.

When you’re finished, store the video securely in the Cloud, for example in Dropbox or your Google Drive or iCloud account. Don’t just store it on your smartphone or your laptop, in case one of these items is lost, stolen or destroyed. Insurance hack done!