Organize your info to prepare for a disaster. If something awful suddenly happened to you, would your family know where to find all of your important papers? Your passwords? Those “special” files you keep on an encrypted thumb drive? (OK, maybe not those.) Trent at The Simple Dollar has some tips to make it easier to keep all of that data organized, as well as some ideas about how to make sure your whole family is ready to deal with any emergency. [Preparing Your Information for Disaster]

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