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January 27, 2025

How to organize your financial life ahead of natural disasters

  • These steps can make a difference when an emergency takes place.
    • By CORA LEWIS
    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, or earthquakes, there are ways you can make sure you're financially prepared for disaster, beyond insurance.

    The Federal Emergency Management Association and the Red Cross advise that households gather important documents and contacts in a safe place, take photographs or record a video of the rooms in your home and any valuable belongings, and to have cash on hand, in case ATMs and electronic or online banking resources aren't available, among other guidance.


     
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