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Preparedness · Authority Guide

The Financial Go-Bag

Beyond physical supplies, the financial go-bag holds the documents and access needed to manage money during disruption.

In this guide

  1. 1 · Executive summary
  2. 2 · Key takeaways
  3. 3 · Key strategies
  4. 4 · Pro-tips checklist
  5. 5 · FAQ
  6. 6 · Related guides & tools

Executive summary

Beyond physical supplies, the financial go-bag holds the documents and access needed to manage money during disruption.

  • Cash + secondary credit card
  • Account inventory + access list
  • Insurance contact list

Key takeaways

  • Cash + secondary credit card
  • Account inventory + access list
  • Insurance contact list
  • Power of attorney + healthcare directive

Key strategies

  1. Strategy 1

    Cash + secondary credit card

  2. Strategy 2

    Account inventory + access list

  3. Strategy 3

    Insurance contact list

  4. Strategy 4

    Power of attorney + healthcare directive

Pro-tips checklist

  • Encrypted USB or password-manager backup
  • Update after every life event

FAQ

Where should I store the financial go-bag?

One physical copy + one encrypted cloud copy + one with the named trusted contact.