Kate Ashford
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So we encourage people, get your whole family into it. Give your kid the camera and see what they can get. It doesn't have to just be you, but at least once a year going through and getting those videos and pictures.
So we encourage people, get your whole family into it. Give your kid the camera and see what they can get. It doesn't have to just be you, but at least once a year going through and getting those videos and pictures.
So for big items that you have, or if you have a particularly expensive collection, something like that, trying to take pictures of receipts as you purchase things is definitely a good policy. I think for most people, for the average person, just thinking about like maybe your computers, those kinds of things, and even just keeping those receipts electronically.
So for big items that you have, or if you have a particularly expensive collection, something like that, trying to take pictures of receipts as you purchase things is definitely a good policy. I think for most people, for the average person, just thinking about like maybe your computers, those kinds of things, and even just keeping those receipts electronically.
So for big items that you have, or if you have a particularly expensive collection, something like that, trying to take pictures of receipts as you purchase things is definitely a good policy. I think for most people, for the average person, just thinking about like maybe your computers, those kinds of things, and even just keeping those receipts electronically.
A lot of us are purchasing these items online anyway, or... retailers allow us to email a receipt over, that can be a big help too. So it's not something you have to paper, you have to keep up with in your house.
A lot of us are purchasing these items online anyway, or... retailers allow us to email a receipt over, that can be a big help too. So it's not something you have to paper, you have to keep up with in your house.
A lot of us are purchasing these items online anyway, or... retailers allow us to email a receipt over, that can be a big help too. So it's not something you have to paper, you have to keep up with in your house.
Our recommendation is when you go through to pay your bills, starting this month if you can, listeners, but as you're paying your bills, take a picture of that bill and that payment coupon. And so what you're going to have on there is the name of the institution that you're paying or reviewing if you're looking at your bank statements. You'll have the name of the institution.
Our recommendation is when you go through to pay your bills, starting this month if you can, listeners, but as you're paying your bills, take a picture of that bill and that payment coupon. And so what you're going to have on there is the name of the institution that you're paying or reviewing if you're looking at your bank statements. You'll have the name of the institution.
Our recommendation is when you go through to pay your bills, starting this month if you can, listeners, but as you're paying your bills, take a picture of that bill and that payment coupon. And so what you're going to have on there is the name of the institution that you're paying or reviewing if you're looking at your bank statements. You'll have the name of the institution.
The phone number of the institution is usually right there. Your account number is going to be on that. Take pictures of them on your phone. Store them in the cloud securely. And that can be a great way and a great easy way to do it. I know a lot of people who also have the kind of a Ziploc bag approach that they'll take.
The phone number of the institution is usually right there. Your account number is going to be on that. Take pictures of them on your phone. Store them in the cloud securely. And that can be a great way and a great easy way to do it. I know a lot of people who also have the kind of a Ziploc bag approach that they'll take.
The phone number of the institution is usually right there. Your account number is going to be on that. Take pictures of them on your phone. Store them in the cloud securely. And that can be a great way and a great easy way to do it. I know a lot of people who also have the kind of a Ziploc bag approach that they'll take.
So they'll take one page of their statements for all of their different accounts, all the different things they pay. Once a year, they'll put them all into a Ziploc, shut that Ziploc and put that Ziploc wherever they put other items that they are planning to either evacuate with or put it in an area where they plan to shelter in the event of a disaster in their area. That absolutely works as well.
So they'll take one page of their statements for all of their different accounts, all the different things they pay. Once a year, they'll put them all into a Ziploc, shut that Ziploc and put that Ziploc wherever they put other items that they are planning to either evacuate with or put it in an area where they plan to shelter in the event of a disaster in their area. That absolutely works as well.
So they'll take one page of their statements for all of their different accounts, all the different things they pay. Once a year, they'll put them all into a Ziploc, shut that Ziploc and put that Ziploc wherever they put other items that they are planning to either evacuate with or put it in an area where they plan to shelter in the event of a disaster in their area. That absolutely works as well.
Yeah, so I think having cash on hand is a great idea as long as having cash on hand isn't too much of a temptation to spend it immediately or isn't too much of a temptation for someone else in the home to spend it immediately. And so keeping cash kind of wherever you feel like is safe and out of sight
Yeah, so I think having cash on hand is a great idea as long as having cash on hand isn't too much of a temptation to spend it immediately or isn't too much of a temptation for someone else in the home to spend it immediately. And so keeping cash kind of wherever you feel like is safe and out of sight
Yeah, so I think having cash on hand is a great idea as long as having cash on hand isn't too much of a temptation to spend it immediately or isn't too much of a temptation for someone else in the home to spend it immediately. And so keeping cash kind of wherever you feel like is safe and out of sight