About Vaultlot

Vaultlot is a small, independent site about home records: keeping track of what you own and what you maintain. Home inventories, maintenance schedules, vehicle records, household paperwork, storage and budgets. The unglamorous stuff that makes life a lot easier when something breaks, gets lost or needs to be proven.

Who runs it

Vaultlot is run by Nicholas Warner, in Lincoln, Nebraska. It's a one-person project, not a company with a staff of writers. The guides are written to be practical and plain: what to do, in what order, and how to keep it up.

How the guides are written

• Practical first. Each guide is a method you can follow, with checklists where they help.
• No made-up numbers. If a guide cites a rule, such as how long the IRS says to keep tax records, it links to the source. Where the right answer depends on your policy, vehicle or situation, the guide says so and tells you who to ask.
• Not professional advice. The guides are general information. For insurance, tax, legal, financial or repair decisions, check with your insurer, a qualified professional or the manufacturer.
• Kept up to date. Each guide shows the date it was last updated.

The log books

Nicholas also publishes a few paper log books under the name DualPane Press: a home inventory log, a home maintenance log, a vehicle maintenance log, a 2027 family budget planner and a 2027 weekly prayer journal. Some guides link to the matching book on Amazon where it fits, and every guide also points to a free printable checklist. You can see all of them on the log books page.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections or ideas for a guide are welcome. See the contact page.