Ever heard the cliché that 50% of the bad things you worry about never happen, and 50% of the bad things that happen you never thought to worry about? As this cliché tells you, you can’t plan for every bad thing that might occur. But there is a certain category of bad things that happen that you can almost be prepared for—having something stolen, car trouble, etc. With this approach, if something does happen to you, you’ll be able to bounce back more quickly because you were proactive in planning.
Here are some tips for dealing with those annoying events that seem to happen to all of us at one time or another. The bottom line—keep all your information in more than one place.