What would you save in a fire?

we faced this very scenario last year when our home was struck by lightning and fire erupted

had to flee the house In less than five minutes

I took my daughter, our two dogs, and our cat

I grabbed my iPad

everything else was left behind and destroyed

In the driveway in our vehicle, we watched the whole thing play out in front of us like a movie. My daughter, who was just 21 years old at the time said “Dad we have insurance everything else is just stuff and we are safe and our pets are safe“

We said a prayer of thanks For our safety and for the safety of the firefighters

And we moved on and now we have all new stuff in a completely rebuilt house

We come into the world with nothing and we leave the world with nothing and in between we get some stuff, we lose some stuff, etc.

It's easy to say what you may take,  but really what's important is getting out alive.  People and pets, everything else is replaceable. 

Cigars

Depends on how much time I'm given to evacuate. Financial documents and money for sure, same for my cats. As for stereo, given enough time its all coming although fitting the Klipschorns into my cars would be impossible. If I have only minutes the entirety is a goner, with most of my system being custom build or diy modified I wouldn't even attempt to replace it with a new setup, I'd be finished as an audiophile.

I have a lot of stuff. An entire lifetime of hobbies. The only blood relative I have left is one nephew. When I die, I will be soon forgotten. At this point in my life, I enjoy all my stuff, but it doesn't have any meaning to anybody else. Everything can be replaced, and I can start over.