Disaster prep---securing important personal papers and property

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9. My neighbor's house burned down - and he died of smoke inhalation.

He left no will and family members disagreed about assets, such as they were.

I decided I needed a will - not that I have valuables but I do have a house and a ton of crap I've accumulated over the years. And my pets - I wanted to be sure they went to a rescue group and not the pound if anything did happen to me. I'm more concerned about them than the damn TV or house.

So, I had a will written. The lawyer told me to put the original in a fireproof safe and leave the safe unlocked. I added my pets' shot records and a flash drive with my password protected Excel password file along with insurance docs and a few others.

I didn't think about tax records and mortgage docs. I think I'll scan them and add these to the flash drive.