The 2FA backup codes I printed disappeared, and now I get it

Last month I reset my email account after a phishing scare, and while I was setting up two-factor authentication, I printed out the backup codes and tucked them in my filing cabinet. Yesterday I needed one because my phone died during a job site inspection in Dayton, and guess what, the codes were gone. Turns out my wife had cleaned out the cabinet and recycled what she thought was junk paper. I was locked out for three hours before I could get into my account through a recovery email. I never realized how easy it is to lose those codes, especially when they look like random receipts. Has anyone else had a similar close call with backup codes, and do you keep them somewhere safer, like a password manager or a safety deposit box?

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