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Thinking about what comes after.

Practical guides on digital estate planning, life story preservation, and helping the people you love when the time comes.

Guide · Retirement & Estate

What happens to your 401(k) and IRA when you die: a guide for Americans

Your retirement accounts do not follow your will. They follow a form most people filled out years ago and forgot. Here is how the money actually moves, what the plan administrator will ask for, and the ten-minute check that protects your family.

8 min read
Guide · Posthumous Letters

A letter to my children: how to write a posthumous letter that means something

Most parents want to write a letter their children will open one day. Most never do. Here is how to actually sit down and write the thing, what to include, and what to leave out.

8 min read
Guide · Apple & iCloud

What happens to your iPhone, iCloud and Apple ID when you die

A locked iPhone is one of the most common quiet problems families face after a death. Here is what Apple actually allows, the step almost everyone skips, and the five minutes that can save your family months.

7 min read
Guide · Executors

US executor checklist: what to do in the first 30 days

Being named executor is a job most people learn while grieving. A plain-English checklist for the first month: who to call, what to file with the probate court, and where the common traps are.

9 min read
Guide · Digital Estate Planning

What happens to your digital accounts when you die: a guide for Americans

Most estates are not a filing cabinet. They are a locked phone, an unreachable email, and subscriptions still billing every month. Here is what actually happens, and what you can do now.

7 min read
Guide · Life Story

How to record your life story for your family

Most of what we know about our grandparents is a photograph and a sentence. Most of what they knew about themselves is gone. It does not have to go that way.

7 min read