Keep all of your important documents together for easy access in case of an emergency. Store them in something you can take with you if you have to evacuate. This is also handy for moves, vacations, filling out legal paperwork, etc… Your important documents might include some of the following:
Contact Information
Emergency phone #s & addresses
Family phone #s & addresses
Friends phone #s & addresses
Business phone #s & addresses
Medical, School, Church, etc… phone #s & addresses
Financial Information
Family budget
List of all accounts and bills
Last paycheck statement or LES
Insurance Policies
Medical Information
List of all current medications with dosages and refill #s
Brief medical histories for all family members
Medical instructions for chronic conditions.
Shot records
Household Inventory
List of all household items valued over $200.
List of all appliances and electronics with serial #s
Titles to cars, boats, RVs, etc…
Legal Documents
Birth certificates
Social Security cards
Passports/Immigration papers
Marriage/Divorce papers
Custody agreements
Wills and Living wills
Deed to properties
Misc. Information
Family Emergency Plan
Family daily/weekly schedules
CD backups of important computer files
CD backups of family photos
List of favorite websites with use ids and passwords (hand-write all passwords)
