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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:14:33 +0000

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By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:16:14 +0000

We live in Houston, so we are pretty much prepared all the time now. Hurricane Ike showed us how ill prepared we were before…8 days with no electricity stinks. Propane grills are a godsend when all the meat in the freezer needs to be cooked ASAP.

My favorite preparation thingy is the flashlight we have that can take AA, C, or even D batteries! Pretty cool!

By: Khaleef @ KNS Financial

Khaleef @ KNS Financial — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:08:08 +0000

It’s funny because we have emergency kits in both of our cars, but not at home. We live in the Northeast, so I guess we should really take care of that!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:52:36 +0000

That’s a good point about having a fund specifically for natural disasters if you live in a disaster prone area.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:38:50 +0000

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By: B Simple

B Simple — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:33:55 +0000

I also live alone the Gulf Coast have been through several hurricanes recently. One point I can not over emphasis is know where all of your financial documents are. You should take a copy with you. Also have cash with you many places will not have electric or computers will be down and if you need something you can not pay with debit or credit card.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:48 +0000

This has nothing to do with the monetary side of disasters, but I grew up on the Gulf Coast and have seen many a hurricane in my day. One bit of advice I was always told? Fill up the bathtub with water in case your water stops working. That way you can still flush the toilet by filling up a bucket and pouring it down the bowl.

And I know Hurricane Earl is headed for the East Coast which isn’t as flood prone as the Gulf Coast, so the mandatory evacuations don’t come as often. But I will say this: if you do live in a flood prone/hurricane prone area where evacuation is a possibility every year BUILD IT INTO YOUR EMERGENCY FUND. Keep it separate if you have to. Too many people didn’t evacuate for Katrina because they didn’t have the funds. And after Gustav a lot of people who evacuated couldn’t pay rent the next month.

Hurricanes can hit you financially even if they don’t do physical damage to your property. Remember that!!!