Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is a forceful reminder that you rarely have very much advance warning to prepare for natural disasters. For this reason, it’s important to assemble a financial emergency kit now, ahead of a crisis.
Before we go into the contents of a financial emergency kit, here are a few pointers on disaster planning.
First, make your financial kit part of an overall disaster plan. You can get started on the planning process by going to the Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.gov website.