The free tools, the two-minute check, and the research behind why this work matters, all in one spot.
A short checklist across all seven areas of your life. You get a score and a clear picture of what would be hard for someone else to find.
Who to call first, what keeps running, where the keys live. Fill in what you can, leave the rest blank, and keep it where somebody you trust can reach it. No passwords go on it.
56% of U.S. adults still have zero estate planning documents, and 42% say they wouldn't know what to do if a family member died today. The problem was never awareness. It's activation energy.
Terms of service on most platforms don't transfer access rights to family automatically, and many explicitly prohibit sharing login credentials, even after death.
1Password, Bitwarden, and Apple's Legacy Contact now offer built-in ways to pass on digital access. Useful tools, and still only half the picture without something that says where they live.
Healthcare directives and financial power of attorney are seeing renewed focus in 2026 estate planning coverage, a reminder that "unavailable" doesn't always mean "gone."
What the first 24 hours actually require, and why nobody's ready for them.
Incapacity planning: the part most families skip. Being unavailable isn't the same as being gone.
And why a list of passwords won't fix any of them.
Being careful with money isn't the same as being ready.
Wills cover property. Almost none of them cover what's actually running your life day to day.
The exact questions families type into Google at 2am, answered plainly.
Your attorney handles the legal structure. Nobody was ever going to handle the rest of it.
What this is, what it runs, or getting hold of Craig.