Step 1: What if?

As you build your Personal Safety Net, or help someone else build a Personal Safety Net, you might consider sudden events that could happen to you.  The “What If’s” of everyday life.  What if I’m planning a wedding? What if I broke my leg?  What if I’m to be deployed with the military? Who can sign documents for me?  What if I am approaching childbirth alone?  What if I needed someone to watch my children suddenly?  Do all my emergency contacts know how to reach each other?  What if I can’t shop for myself?  Do I have someone who can help with home repairs?   What if I need help with transportation?  What if I need to change jobs or move?  Am I prepared for the next stage of my life?  What if someone I know needs help building a Personal Safety Net?  How do I get started?

Click here to download a way to get started on building your Personal Safety Net.  (pages 8 and 9 from the workbook)

To download a personal survey, click here.  (Is this handout still relevant?)

To see a list of what I might want and/or need, click here.  (Handout 8 – Being Helped, Appendix page 21)

To look at a beginning list of people, plans and resources, click here.  (Appendix page 1)

Click here to download a page on planning for tomorrow and entering the next stage of your life.  (Workbook page 50)