Fill this one out and leave it by the outside doors, in the cars, near your 72-hour kits and in your bedroom. When you get woken up in the middle of the night and are under high stress, you'll want to eliminate decision-making and rely on your preparation. Download your template here.  

Your home should always be the default meeting location. If your home isn’t available (lockdown, gas leak, dangerous conditions, you need to have alternative locations that everyone knows along with rules of how long to stay one place before moving on.  Download your template here.  

In an emergency, your phone may die, break, or lose signal, rendering digital contact lists useless when seconds matter—writing emergency contacts on paper ensures you can reach family, doctors, neighbors, or first responders even without power or service. A simple copy of the list in each 72-hour kit, car glovebox, backpack, and pantry guarantees instant access to critical numbers (like your out-of-state contact, pediatrician, or insurance agent) during evacuations, medical crises, or blackouts. This low-tech backup, recommended in every Preparedness Protocol phase at EnoughToSpare.com, removes panic and empowers action—because when technology fails, paper doesn’t. Download your template here.  

When disaster strikes—power out, cell towers down, or networks overloaded—your phone may fail to send texts, make calls, or access cloud contacts, leaving you isolated just when you need to confirm safety, coordinate meetups, or reach help; writing your emergency communication plan on paper ensures every family member knows the local and out-of-state contacts (who can relay messages when local lines fail), backup meeting points, radio frequencies (if using walkie-talkies), and a scripted check-in protocol (e.g., “Call Aunt Jane in Oregon by 8 PM”). Keep this plan in your 72-hour kit, wallet, and car, and rehearse it so muscle memory kicks in. As emphasized in the Preparedness Protocol at EnoughToSpare.com, this analog lifeline turns confusion into clarity—because when the grid goes dark, paper still speaks. Download your template here.  

When life is calm, it’s easy to assume your pantry and water stash are “good enough”—but an unexamined supply can hide expired cans, leaky jugs, or forgotten gaps that leave you vulnerable in a real crisis; auditing, recording, and discussing your food and water supply on paper forces you to verify quantities (e.g., 3 days vs. 30), rotation dates, calorie needs per person, and storage conditions (cool, dry, pest-free), while family discussions align everyone on usage rules, dietary restrictions, and emergency recipes. Keep the inventory sheet in your 72-hour kit and update it regularly (we recommend at least 2x a year)—turning vague confidence into documented certainty. As taught in the Preparedness Protocol at EnoughToSpare.com, this simple habit prevents panic, reduces waste, and ensures you truly have enough to spare when the tap runs dry or the store shelves empty. Download your template here.  

Vague intentions like “We’ll get prepared someday” dissolve under daily pressures, but specific, time-limited goals with deadlines and measurable amounts transform self-reliance from a distant dream into a predictable outcome, forcing prioritization, tracking progress, and celebrating wins that build momentum. Without concrete targets, you risk perpetual procrastination or half-measures that fail in crisis; with them, you earn and appreciate each milestone, turning overwhelm into confidence and ignorance into wisdom. Clarity + urgency = action—because “someday” never survives a real emergency. Download your template here.