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Rebuilding After A Disaster: Create A Home Inventory Now

Posted March 18, 2008 - 06:13 by Thursday Bram

Real Estate and Housing

House destroyed by Hurricane Katrina

It seems like, every other week, there is some natural disaster threatening people’s homes. Worrying about that sort of thing has lead me to be a little more prepared than I might be otherwise. I’ve got an emergency plan, I’ve backed up my hard drive, and my cats’ carrier is easily accessible. Now, I’m starting to focus on what might happen after a disaster. The key to starting over again seems to be knowing what you might need to replace. Insurers will insist on such a list, for instance. So, I’ve been developing my own home inventory.

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Do You Need a Disaster Survival Kit?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Life Hacks

I've always thought of disaster preparedness as something for the highly paranoid or mildly insane. But something about today's news (coverage of a Mid East weapons bazaar, heat beaming guns, Iran not backing down from its nuclear program, and my general feeling about our federal governments' competency in the face of major disasters) has made me a little spooked and slightly morbid. If nothing else, it has led me to believe that better safe than sorry is a mantra that I should be chanting all day.

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