Great information that I needed to hear. I for one have no idea what is going on with my wallets - it's all very new to me. I've stored the keys in a number of places and not needed them very often.
You're right that we need to keep control of our money. I know someone who had to leave his country and was not allowed to take any of his money with him, but he could take his belongings, so he bought a lot of jewelry and art. Musical instruments also might retain some value in the worst case scenarios.