Are you financially ready should a disaster hit? Do you have a plan regarding how you are going to pay your bills and access important records and accounts following a disaster? Disasters leave many Americans without access to finances and with expensive damages. Start to safeguard your finances and important records with these easy steps: • Identify your important documents, such as insurance policies, deeds, property records and other important papers, and store them in a safe place, such as a safety deposit box away from your home. Be sure to make copies of your important documents to keep in your disaster supply kit. • Make a record of your personal property for insurance purposes; take photos or a video of the interior and exterior of your home and include personal belongings in your inventory. • Keep a small amount of cash at home in a safe place where you can quickly access them in case of evacuation as ATM’s and credit cards may not work during a disaster. To learn more on how to ensure you and your family are financially prepared for a disaster, visit ready.gov/financialpreparedness.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:35:00 +0000
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