(Prosperity - Laura E Kirkpatrick) A good friend of my family lives life out-loud. She has lots of style and flair - partly because she seems prepared for any occasion and ready to make the best of any curve life throws her way. I’m convinced that her Red Cross disaster survival kit has champagne in it (for more on these kits, visit The Red Cross website). Because of her, I’ve tried always to keep a bottle of the bubbly stuff around—survival happens on so many levels.
We all need to be prepared, not just with the basics, but with knowledge about ourselves and our finances when disaster strikes. As Clare Stentstrom, one of our sources for “The Money Talk," said “A time of crisis is not the time for a crash course in finances.”
Honestly, a time of crisis is not the time to deal with anything but the crisis itself. Seems pretty simple, but life so rarely is. It’s human nature to procrastinate, and preparation for disaster always falls into the “wait until there’s more free time” category. But there’s never more free time.
That’s why we created Prosperity’s survival kits, which will outline the steps you need to take, and store vital information, so you feel prepared when disaster or major life events befall you. Sometimes it’s a toss up which category the following fall into: marriage, divorce, school, kids, debt, career issues. Our kits and checklists can be printed out--and eventually we’ll be able to offer you a secure place to store them, with your information intact, on this site.
Whether your secret extra ingredient for survival is Chanel perfume or Cherry Chapstick, make some time for yourself now and read through our kits, so that things are easier later.
Recommended storage of the kits? Next to your favorite bottle of champagne. You’ll never lose them that way.
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