If you’ve been around here for a while, then you know that I will always advocate for you to organize your personal information.
This post is part 1 of a series on the Information Hub. I’ll be telling you why keeping all of your family’s personal information in one place comes in handy for more than just emergency situations.
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Consider these scenarios; at least one is probably going to sound familiar to you:
Are you beginning to understand why it’s so important (& convenient) to organize all of your personal information in one place? Some people think having the physical documents is enough. And trust e, I’m a huge fan of a good emergency binder or fireproof file box.
But what if you need this information when you’re out running errands? Or your kid calls you while you’re waiting at piano lessons with another kid?
That’s the beauty of the Personal Information section of the Information Hub. All the important details in a convenient digital format, stored where you want it and accessible when you need it: for every member of your family!
This section includes:
A place to store pictures of & location of original copies for the following:
Plenty of space to add the dates and important information for:
This section is a great way to start compiling your family history! It includes:
Use this section for whatever you want. It would be a great place to write down funny things your kids say, neighborhoods you might want to build a house in, long-term goals, etc. This part is whatever you need it to be – it just won’t get lost.
My friend, Audra, was recently telling me about her experience with moving 4 times in 5 years. Her oldest son went to 5 different schools in 5 years. Can you imagine?! That sounds exhausting.
Here’s what she said about storing personal information:
I really wish you would’ve had the nformation Hub around during all those moves. Do you know how annoying it was to have to track down all the documents I needed to enroll imy son in school every time we moved?!
I thought I had a good system with the file folders in a drawer of our computer desk. But, without fail, every time I needed his birth certificate or social security card, they were not in the right folder.
For one of our moves, we ended up living in an apartment short-term waiting for our house to be built. Knowing that it was short-term and we’d have our stuff out of storage within 3 months, we left our desk in storage. Yep, the desk that had all of our important information in it.
I had to spend several hours one day Googling all my former employment information and trying to log into accounts to get proof of fitness certifications while filling out job applications to be a group fitness instructor.
Audra’s experiences are not unique. Well, maybe most of us don’t move that much, but needing to find personal information for yourself or your kids is a common event.
Starting to organize your personal information is just the beginning. And sometimes the beginning is all you can manage.
That’s just fine! The most important part is that you start – and for most people, personal information is the easiest to track down and organize. If that’s where you’re at, click here to get the Personal Information fillable pdf.
But, if you’re ready for the whole package then I suggest the entire Information Hub. There is no timeline for completing every section, but you will feel so prepared and organized once you’re done.
There will always be things we don’t think about before we encounter an emergency. But, I’m here to help you think about some of the non-food storage items you might want to keep on hand for the next rainy day.
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