Course Catalog / BMU 070 / Job aid
Paperwork Kit Card
Keep this card in your paperwork kit.
Any form
- ☐ Read the instructions first
- ☐ Fill every required box
- ☐ Black ink, clear letters
- ☐ Sign, date, check, keep a copy
Your kit
- ☐ ID, birth certificate, Social Security card
- ☐ Lease, insurance, tax, health papers
- ☐ One safe place
- ☐ Do not carry your Social Security card
Official letters
- ☐ Open it the day it comes
- ☐ Find the deadline
- ☐ Check it with the agency's real number
- ☐ Send copies; keep proof
Before you sign a lease
- ☐ Rent and dates
- ☐ Deposit and fees
- ☐ Utilities and repairs
- ☐ Ending and renewing; no blanks
Free help
- ☐ Library
- ☐ Legal aid: LSC.gov
- ☐ The agency; USAGov 1 844 USAGOV1
- ☐ VITA free tax help
Use it
- In 7 days: Start getting one need it paper from your kit checklist.
- In 30 days: Check your kit, mark what changed, and retake the self check.
- Put both dates on your calendar now.