Reviews


"If there were a fire/flood/tornado/earthquake in your area and you had ten minutes to pack what you needed and get out of the house to a safe location, would you be able to get your hands on your important documents for everyone in your family: yourself, your partner, your children, your parents, your pets?

"Could you, this moment, gather together your insurance information, important phone numbers, inventory of personal property, mortgage information, your will and lawyer’s information, car/house/medical insurance information, next of kin list, financial assets and liabilities, listing of medication, medical information, credit card numbers, passport numbers, inoculation information and names of people to call in an emergency? Is the information in one location? If you’re like most people, it’s scattered in a variety of places throughout the house/car/safety deposit box/your home safe.

"But, remember, the fire is on its way and this is an emergency. You only have ten minutes and likely you won’t be thinking very clearly. Your primary thoughts will be on making sure family member and pets are out of the house and safe and that water/propane/gas/electricity are turned off. You may think of picking up your purse, wallet and cell phone but other than that, there’s no time. And you’re going to need that information.

"So what can you do to prepare for such an eventuality? You could gather it all together, put it into a shoebox and pick up the box on the way out the door. But a shoebox could be an awkward thing to carry in an emergency. You could buy a home safe, put the information inside the safe and hope it survives whatever disaster is heading your way. But having the information in the home safe won’t help you when you are in hospital or moved out of harm’s way to another town. Think of the floods in New Orleans – what could you have done so that your personal information was readily available?

"Here’s a thought - Ricki Pagano’s For the Record: A Personal Facts and Document Organizer. It’s 8 ½” x 11” and only 68 pages. It’s thin and lightweight and easy to slip into a briefcase, large purse, deep pocket of a coat etc. You could fill in the information in the book, put it in on the top shelf of the front door closet and should there be an emergency, quickly pick it up and take it with you. By doing so, you would save yourself unnecessary angst when you are settled safely away from the danger and find yourself needing your information.

"For the Record is a helpful personal record keeping book. In fairly large print, there are forms that make it easy to organize and record the important information contained in a variety of documents should there be a natural disaster in your area, you are unexpectedly rushed to hospital, or you find yourself dealing with an incapacitating illness. An aside: even though the book is American in language and context, American phone numbers/agencies in the Appendix can easily be substituted with appropriate terminology and phone numbers from other countries. Information recorded in the book would be a helpful aid when writing / updating a will and could save a considerable amount of time and money with a lawyer.

"I’m not someone who procrastinates and most of my papers are easily locatable, but having one handy book for recording important personal information is a great idea. Whether it’s needed at a time of natural disaster, unexpected hospitalization or my death, the information will be readily accessible. So I choose to take control now and will gather my information together and insert it into the “For the Record” book. I encourage you to do the same."

June Maffin
Published author, speaker and teacher
for BookPleasures.com

"I recently requested and received a copy of the book "For The Record" by Ricki Pagano from Five Star Publications. I want to thank you for this gracious offer and extend an appreciation to the author, Ricki Pagano, for an extremely well organized and practical source for organizing personal records. This is a must have book for anyone who wants to get organized and provide a permanent record for their loved ones. It will make record keeping easy for me and provide an extremely valuable benefit for all of my family when the time comes to identify all personal data after I am no longer available. Thank you."

George

Get All Your Personal Facts and Documents Organized
For the Record: A Personal Facts and Document Organizer by Ricki Pagano is an excellent way to get all your documents and personal information organized into one convenient place. This book is full of forms and suggestions for getting your stuff organized.

This book makes the chore of getting your papers organized an almost enjoyable experience. All you need to do is collect the information and enter it into the easy to use forms. Once you have all the information recorded, you or a relative will be able to take care of vital business quickly and accurately. Once this task is completed, all you need to do is remember to update as something changes in your life.

Jenny McKinney & Patrick McKinney
Your Guide to Retirement Planning

"I would like to thank you for the organizational book "For the Record". We were in process of revising our Wills and Trust. We needed something that would help us organize our documents and while surfing the internet I came across your book. Not only was it easy to use but when I met with my attorney I had this one book "For the Record" with all of our information. My attorney was quite impressed, and by having all of the information readily available, it saved us time and money with the attorney."

Don & Mary Rodwell
Phoenix, AZ

"I would highly recommend without reservation the book, For the Record. It would be both very helpful and useful for any individual in organizing their personal information. Thanks again, Ricki for your innovative approach in assisting the community!"

Joanne Bateman, RN
Administrator of Nightingale Homecare

"The information contained (in For the Record) is quite extensive and extremely valuable for anyone who must determine what is important to an individual or a family. All too frequently we find that there are no records of the important items in one's life and a product like For The Record fills the need when it becomes important. Who among us has not had the questions come up about what a sick or deceased loved one would want or demand depending upon a certain situation? For The Record offers a simplified yet complete system of organizing someone's life. Great work."

Darryl J. Roberts
author of Profits of Death: An Insider Exposes the Death Care Industries

"I work with many older adults who will find For the Record extremely beneficial in helping them organize their lives in such a way that will make it very easy for them to access important documents... (It) has a very enticing format, is self-explanatory, and the forms are quite easy to read and use. I plan to recommend For the Record to a number of my patients, and to anyone who needs to get their life affairs in better order."

Michael Cofield, Ph.D.
Director of Behavior Medicine, Sun Health Corporation, Sun City, AZ

"A great tool for organizing personal business information. In an emergency, it can be easily found and used by a caregiver or someone managing the affairs of an individual... It collects all the important information in one place."

Roberto Armijo
Executive Director
Community Information and Referral Service, Phoenix, AZ

"As consumer-oriented funeral consultants, we ... encourage people to plan and organize. A tool such as For The Record makes it easier for loved ones when dealing with final arrangements. I've seen a lot of organizational materials, and For The Record is by far the most comprehensive. It's also convenient-it puts everything at your fingertips!"

Lance Yost, President
Eulogy International, Richmond, VA

"Finally, a place to put all those notes and papers, tying up loose ends for you and your family members. Detailed categories such as medical, insurance, legal, and expenses provide data for quick retrieval with no more rustling through scattered papers. As I read the 'personal and family information' and 'employment' sections, I thought what a wonderful opportunity this is for a biography or family history... I have been looking for such a product for years, finding a few workbooks or booklets with bits and pieces of this information. But For the Record has taken all the guesswork out of organizing personal facts and documents, making it a 'no-brainer' product. Well done!"

Debbie Williams
Professional Organizer and founder of Let's Get It Together,
author of Put Your House in Order

Published by Five Star Publications
Price: $19.95 U.S. / Paperback / Nonfiction
Size: 8½" x 8" / 56 pages
ISBN: 1-58985-058-0
ISBN: 978-1-58985-058-6
Website: www.ForTheRecordBook.com