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If not, […]","datePublished":"2019-01-25","dateModified":"2023-09-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/author\/amorusolaw\/#Person","name":"Amoruso & Amoruso LLP","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/author\/amorusolaw\/","identifier":5,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12de032c04195e9c39a06a6d6eea182f7b4fa655c20e245f8094a244b5cdd0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12de032c04195e9c39a06a6d6eea182f7b4fa655c20e245f8094a244b5cdd0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amoruso & Amoruso LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/amoruso-logo.svg","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/amoruso-logo.svg","width":0,"height":0}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-about-hero-attorneys.webp","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-about-hero-attorneys.webp","width":690,"height":451},"url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/seconds-to-leave-your-home-what-do-you-take-new-york-ny-greenwich-ct\/","about":["Estate Planning"],"wordCount":461,"keywords":["Asset Preservation","Estate Planning"],"articleBody":"A \u201cgo-bag\u201d can protect your family, until you can head home again.As we all know from news events, you never know when an emergency will arise that causes the evacuation of your home. If that should happen, do you have a \u201cgo-bag\u201d that will protect your family until life returns to normal. If not, then you should have, according to The Union in “The most important \u2018go bag\u2019 item for emergencies is only 2 inches long”.A \u201cgo-bag\u201d protects your family with credit cards, cash, flashlights, flares, batteries, warm clothes, prescriptions and other necessities, is just one part of being prepared. That\u2019s your \u201cfinancial go bag.\u201d It won\u2019t feed you or keep you warm, but it will save you countless hours and headaches, when life returns to normal.Here\u2019s what you need to know:Gather all your important documents. That means your driver\u2019s license, passport, birth certificate, social security card and Medicare card. If you own your home, you should include deeds to property and titles to cars, as well as insurance policy summaries for home, auto, medical, long term care, life, or umbrella policies. Include statements for checking, savings, investments, debt accounts with account numbers and federal and state tax returns from the last three years. Add estate planning documents. If you have a pet, include their license information, chip ID and vaccine records. If there is an 800 number for a service that can track your pet, make sure to include that.Create a physical list of important phone numbers and addresses for family members, professionals including your estate planning attorney, CPA, financial advisor, dentist, doctors and emergency contacts. Print it out and put it in your go bag. If you don\u2019t have any power, your list on the phone will not be accessible.Create a video inventory of your home, including the contents of dressers, drawers, cupboards, collections. Don\u2019t forget the garage and outdoor landscaping.Scan all this information and store it on two thumb drives (also known as memory sticks). Protect the information by using an encryption method to secure it in case it gets lost.Put one of these thumb drives into your safe deposit box and another in your go bag. Even a fireproof safe won\u2019t survive a massive wildfire, so don\u2019t put it in a safe in or under your house. Put the go bag somewhere near an exit point, where it blends in and is secure.Tell your family and closest friends that you have a financial go bag and where it can be found.Reference: The Union (Dec. 23, 2018) “The most important \u2018go bag\u2019 item for emergencies is only 2 inches long”For more information on asset preservation and estate planning, please visit my estate planning website."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Seconds to Leave Your Home? 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