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Podcast Episode 38 — Keeping Your Important Documents and Valuables Safe
Today let’s talk about your important documents and valuables.
Do you know where all of your important papers and valuables are? Would you be able to grab everything and take it in case of an emergency that requires you to leave your home?
If everything you have is scattered, here’s what you can do:
Gather all of your important papers, irreplaceable documents, and valuable jewelry. Find each family member’s original social security card and birth certificate, as well as original copies of death certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. Get the actual policy for your life, homeowner’s, or renter’s insurances as well as the original copies of your will, living will, and medical power of attorney.
Find your grandmother’s wedding band, your dad’s senior picture, and any other irreplaceable items that would just break your heart if you lost. You can also grab the memory stick that you use to back up your hard drive, although research using the “cloud” for this as it is now more efficient.
Where am I going with this? A safe, of course. As you can see from the items we collected, you don’t need to be wealthy to need a safe. Make sure it is large enough to accommodate everything and fire rated for at least 2 hours.
