As the dust settles and the final fires are extinguished, cruel reality sets in. Do you have a disaster recovery plan? You and your family have just survived a devastating fire and it is now time to pick up the pieces and start over. Sure you have homeowners insurance, but how are you going to remember everything that was in the house before the fire. You think you were prepared because you had your entire home inventory documented, then you realize that is now a smoldering pile of ashes along with all of your belongings. Or that video walkthrough you did of your home that was stored with all of the other DVDs, all gone now. This is just one disaster scenario.

There are many programs that will allow you to inventory your belongings on the computer, but this is not a safe or secure option because of the inherent risks.

• Floppy disks are fragile.
• CD's scratch easily.
• Hard drive data becomes corrupt.
• A PC could be lost to a fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, lightning storm, or theft.

The answer is InventorySafeguard.com. InventorySafeguard.com is an online home inventory solution that allows you to save your homes entire inventory to a server. You document your home inventory online where is it safe and secure, always available in the event of a disaster.

Never leave clues that you are away on a trip. Have a trusted neighbor collect mail and newspapers while you are away so delivered items do not accumulate. You can also ask a neighbor to park in your driveway or parking place to make it appear that you are present.