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Crammed in the drawer of my IKEA nightstand, you’ll find my stash of important paperwork: my passport, some credit card statements, last year’s W-2, old medical documents, the playbill from when I saw Hamilton and a Settlers of Catan bumper sticker.
It’s the kind of stuff that, growing up, my mom always kept locked in a safe in her closet. But all I’ve got is an $89 MALM chest. It’s not even made of real wood.
As I was cleaning the other day, it occurred to me that maybe — just maybe — there’s a better system.
