Printable PDF

The Ready Family File

The paperwork side of being ready. Fourteen pages you print, fill in and keep where everyone can find them.

$4.99one time, yours to keep and reprint
Get the PDF

Instant download, and a copy by email. It's a printable PDF, so nothing ships.

Cover of The Ready Family File
Why it exists

Most of being ready isn't gear

It's knowing where the water shutoff is, who's allowed to pick up the kids, and where the insurance papers are. This puts all of that in one place, so a grandparent, a babysitter or a neighbor could step in and find what they need.

Pages 3 to 5

The people

Who lives here, who you call, and the medical details a sitter or grandparent would need.

  • Who lives here
  • Who we call
  • Medical
Pages 6, 8, 10

The house

The shutoffs, the upkeep, the pets and the cars.

  • The house
  • Around the house
  • Pets and vehicles
Pages 7, 9, 12

The paperwork

Where things are kept and what you are covered for. Pointers, never passwords.

  • Accounts and documents
  • Insurance
  • The ten minute home video
Pages 11, 13, 14

The plan

What your family does when something goes sideways, written down in your words.

  • Our plan
  • What we'd buy, and what we'd skip
  • Notes
The part nobody gets around to

You already know this stuff matters

Where the water shuts off. Who can pick up the kids. Which drawer the insurance papers are in. None of it is news. It just isn't something anyone wants to sit down and think about on a regular Tuesday night.

We put it off for years at our house. The File walks you through it one page at a time, so you do the thinking once, on a quiet evening, instead of in the middle of a bad one.

Do it once. Put it on the shelf. Stop carrying it around in your head.

Get the File, $4.99

What it takes

A couple of evenings. Most of it you already know. The rest is a phone call or a walk to the basement.

A printer and a pen. Real space to write, on regular letter paper.

One spot everyone knows. A folder in the kitchen, a binder on the shelf. That part is up to you.

A look inside

Two of the fourteen pages

Printed on regular letter paper, with real space for handwriting.

Who lives here page
Page 3, Who lives here
Our plan page
Page 11, Our plan
Good to know

Before you buy

What do I actually get?

A 14 page PDF. You download it right after checkout, and a copy comes by email. Print it at home, keep it in a folder or binder.

Does it store my passwords?

No, and it asks you not to write them in. It records where things are kept, like "the deed is in the fire safe," which is safer on paper and just as useful.

Is this a supply list?

No. It's the family information side. For supplies, start with The First Night, our free four page plan.

Questions?

Email dan@readyfamilysupply.com. It comes straight to me.

The Ready Family File

$4.99, one time. Print it as many times as you need.

Get the PDF