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Each guide answers one question the way people actually ask it — usually at 2 a.m., usually after a scare. Plain words, no forms to buy, nothing held back to sell you later; the kit is the worksheets, and it's linked where it honestly helps.

Start with the free test

Twelve plain questions, a verdict in hours, and every gap named. Free — and nothing you answer leaves your browser.

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In case I die: the checklist, in a sane order

The in-case-I-die checklist for people who live alone — ordered by what your person needs first, not by what a form asks for.

I live alone — what should I prepare?

Living alone with no one in the next room? Here is what to prepare so one bad night doesn't become a scavenger hunt for the people who help you.

If something happens to me, who will know?

"If something happens to me" is the search people type at 2 a.m. Here is how to make sure someone knows — fast — and knows what to do.

If I can't speak: what the hospital needs in the first hours

A hospital can't wait for your paperwork to be found. What doctors and nurses need in the first hours when you can't speak for yourself.

Who would pay my bills if I couldn't?

If you couldn't pay your bills for a month, which ones stop? The autopay map that keeps your home, coverage and credit intact while you recover.

The fridge sheet: the one page that runs the first 48 hours

One printed page — who to call, where things are, the pet, the medicines — does more in a crisis than a hundred-page binder. How to write yours.

Choosing your person when there's no spouse or child nearby

No spouse, no child in town? Choosing a designated person — and a backup — from friends, neighbors, nieces and professionals, and what makes someone right for it.

Telling your person: the conversation that makes the plan real

How to tell someone they're your person — what to say, what to hand them, and where to keep it — in one short, un-awkward conversation.

Your phone, email and photos: the platform tools that actually decide access

Apple, Google and Facebook each have an official setting that decides who can reach your accounts later. Written instructions in a drawer can't overrule them — here's how access really works.

Where your papers live: the document index

You don't need to copy every document you own. You need one index: what exists, where the original is, and who holds a copy. How to make it in an afternoon.

Your pet, alone tonight: the same-day plan

If you didn't come home tonight, who would feed your pet tomorrow? The same-day pet plan: tonight's care, the first week, and the longer answer.

An organizer is not a will — and why that's fine

What an organizer does, what a will does, and why blurring them is dangerous. The plain line between organizing your information and directing your estate.