financial bug out bag must have emergency gear what paperwork do i need in an emergency financial emergency kit financial first aid kit
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper have you thought about preparing your financial
Bug Out Bag there so many important documents that you need in an emergency
it's extremely important that you prepare being prepared is smart have your essential gear ready at all times
get a folder to contain all of
those important documents keep it with your Bug Out Bag and if you need to leave for
any reason
you grab that and take it with you and you will be extremely glad if you have the
papers that you need
if you talk to people in things like Hurricane Katrina
where everything was blown away they couldn't even prove
who they were or what property belonged to them
or what if you were sick and then you didn't have your
information for your health insurance you don't want an emergency of
any kind like that when are you need to do is prepare
a financial bug out folder
so you need to think about the most important things you need in an emergency
and the articles that you want in here
to think about cash investments identification
and medical records things like that the first thing I have
is guess what some cash because
in a real emergency cash is king get lots of it put it in there make it
small bills don't use this as your personal piggy bank this is for
emergencies keep it in there
and leave it there for an emergency because you will be extremely glad if
something happens that you have some extra cash on hand then you want to make
sure you
take a copy of all the cards in your wallet
keep those with you what if your purse is stolen that can be a huge emergency
I also have a pen and a pair reading glasses
and an extra checkbook so if I need to write a check
and something happened my purse was stolen my house
blew away I can still write a check and access my bank account
I have most important medical and ID cards
and I have different categories
each section that I have put away
for an emergency you want to have
birth certificates adoption records
marriage certificate those are important for claims you need to make for
certain types of things
you want a copy of your social security card you can't even get a driver's
license without
your social security card and if you try to
get another one you have to wait weeks to get it
to even prove who you are so you want to keep a copy of that too
you want a copy of your driver's license a copy of your passport
and so that would be all
the things that would be your identification
then you want to have things like deeds and titles
anything that shows property that belongs to you cars RV's
boats businesses any deeds titles
contract things like that you need a copy of that in here never put
the original in here these are your copies your originals are put away safely
in a safe deposit box but you want to have a copy each
these things you I have a copy of your insurance
whether it's your medical insurance your life insurance
property auto insurance all those things you need a copy in here
and how you contact those people should you need to
you want to have copy of your bank accounts
because people tend to forget
if you've ever had to deal with a grandma who has forgetting
problems you'll wish they had a copy of their bank accounts because it's
almost impossible to track it down
if there's an emergency and they can't tell you and you don't know where their
papers are
you want to have a copy of your credit cards like
say you have a Credit Card with Visa
you need the contact information how to get a hold of them
and you want to have your investments
papers retirement account like that you also want to have a copy of your income
a mortgage or landlord information then think about having a
folder with medical information your insurance your medical history
any prescriptions that you take you need a copy of that
if you go somewhere and lose your medication and you can show
copy of your prescription the pharmacist can help you get more
you don't have any proof they can't help you it's against the law
but if you can give them some proof they will help you
get what you need please write a list of your contacts
get paper written down the important peoples names
phone numbers addresses and email
if you lose your phone your computer whatever
you don't know these things no one remembers these things
anymore we are always pushing a button to find out you won't remember you need to keep
those things on
piece of paper written down and keep it with your
financial bug out folder then you need to have
the names your doctors your employer your neighbors that you trust
people you would need to contact in an
emergency also put in some photos of your family
because did you remember after 9/11 people
put up photos of their missing loved ones and I'm thinking wow that would be
horrible but how many people wouldn't even have that
so you wouldn't even be able to begin to say
help me find this person I also have a copy of my
income tax in here because you can't believe how many times they ask you for that
for silly things that you wouldn't think related to that
so keep a copy of that as well please make a financial
bug out folder it's very important keep track of these most important papers
and store this carefully so you don't become a victim of identity theft
guard these things but put them together and I know it seems like a complex deal
take it one at topic in time
this week work on all your identification
next week work on all deeds and titles then work on gathering your bank accounts
that
find a time to do each topic whether you can do it in a day
a week or a month please get the things together
because if anything should happen you're going to be extremely
happy and glad you have it and if nothing happens you're going to be glad to know
that you have your
financial life organized
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