In addition to the immediate survival needs, it's a good idea to, right now, prepare a list of all of your financial accounts:
Bank accounts and investment accounts
Credit cards
Loans
even other "accounts" like water bill, phone bill, gas bill, etc.
For each, include the bank or business the account is with, the account number, any PIN numbers etc., and the phone number you'll need to call to deal with that account.
Assemble your insurance policies, titles and deeds, car registration documents, etc., passports, Social Security cards, medical insurance cards, and other identification documents, important medical records, prescriptions, etc., a copy of the prescription for any eye glasses, etc., marriage records, adoption records, and any other such important documents.
Put together a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers for your friends and relatives as well as your doctors, lawyer, insurance agent, banker, broker, etc.
Put all of these documents, a book of blank checks, and a couple hundred dollars cash into one of those Sentry fire-resistant boxes with a nice handle on it.
Add house keys, car keys, keys to any second house you might have, RV, boat, etc.
Now, if you should, God forbid, have a house fire, all of this important information you need to put your life back together will be protected. And, if you ever have to grab-and-go, all of this important information will be in one handy bundle already.
I refer to mine as "the football", refering to the briefcase full of launch codes, ciphers, and other vital stuff kept near the president at all times.
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Chuck
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