Earthquake Preparation in 8 Essential Steps

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Most people don’t think about earthquake preparation the way they think about preparing for other dangers. We all know that earthquakes are a risk, but they don’t feel real. Earthquakes aren’t something you can see in your daily life. Earthquakes can’t be predicted. Earthquakes are hard to understand. You think, “It’ll never happen to me” Read More »

Community Preparedness and Why it Matters

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Earthquake preparation goes beyond insurance and preparing your home and finances. Become involved in your community’s preparedness plan. Why? The reasons are simple: You are the only help available right after an earthquake. Lack of preparation could make you and your family a burden upon valuable resources. How long will it take for help to arrive? Read More »

Eight Packable Emergency Survival Kit Supplies For Your Car

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When you think of emergency supplies, do you think of a large shelf in the corner of your garage or basement overflowing with everything imaginable? If you live in an earthquake or natural disaster-prone area, like California or the Pacific Northwest, you know emergency preparedness is all about collecting the supplies. The effort to make sure Read More »

Earthquake Safety at Work During an Earthquake

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Deadlines, projects, over time, meetings, and earthquakes: they can happen while you’re at work. You might be ready for the next tremor at home, but have you thought about earthquake safety at work? What do you do when the ground starts shaking, and you’re at work? Do you run outside? Do you push your coworker Read More »

Earthquake Safety at Home During an Earthquake

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Ready for an earthquake safety quiz? Imagine that you’re at home. You’ve just climbed into bed, and you’re somewhere between sleep and awake. In the darkness, your thoughts drift through things you need to do in the morning and wondering if you locked the door and turned off the kitchen light. Suddenly, you’re jolted awake. Read More »

Financial Preparedness [Step 2]: Best Insurance Practices

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Last week we started your journey to successful financial preparedness for emergencies by reviewing how your savings can help you survive after an earthquake. Now, we will focus on the next step of your financial preparedness journey: securing insurance to cover the big-ticket items that your emergency savings fund can’t easily cover. Do I have Read More »

Financial Preparedness [Step 1]: Emergency Savings Fund

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Do I Have Enough Money Saved for Financial Preparedness? Yesterday, we reviewed the three questions you should ask yourself when checking your Financial Preparedness Score. Now that you have an idea of where you are in your emergency financial preparedness plan let’s dive into the first checkpoint: how much money you should have in savings Read More »