Expert, author offers a tool for making sure you don’t waste a moment thinking if a natural disaster hits
If you were given five minutes to get out of your house in an emergency, what would you do?
More and more these days, natural disasters such as fires, earthquakes, and hurricanes can displace you and your loved ones in a matter of minutes…
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A recognized authority on financial literacy, Tony Steuer, author of GET READY! A Step-by-Step Planner for Maintaining Your Financial First-Aid Kit, is on a mission to help every household create a plan of action in the event of an emergency in 2019.
To that end, he’s developed a tool called a Critical Emergency Action List which itemizes what to do in a crisis situation, so you don’t have to waste a moment thinking. Mapped out in his book, the List prompts each household to organize and intentionally note:
- Details on a meeting location for the family in the event of an emergency (primary and secondary)
- Locations of water and gas shutoff valves, as well as the fuse box
- Lock combinations and burglar alarm codes
- Locations of photo albums, flash drives, first aid kits and keys (residence, cars, garage, storage, other)
Another critical list item is the GET READY! planner, a binder with all of your financial information in one place. Putting the planner together is GET READY!’s underlying theme.
“Planning for an emergency is a critical step to financial success”, explains Tony. “We make plans and then life happens. It’s important for us to take the time while we have the time to make a plan.”
