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Task: Allocating Personal Possessions & Heirlooms
Meaningful heirlooms and keepsakes can mistakenly be tossed in a donation bin or the trash if you don’t share the stories behind...
Task: Sort And Organize Your Physical & Antique Photos
Even though we live in a world of digital photos (see that task here), every family still has some good old-fashioned prints.
Task: A System For Sorting And Organizing Your Digital Photo
We all have way too many photos and here’s how to get them under control.
Task: Letter of Last Instructions
This task allows you to add a personal touch to legal documents, which tend to be black and white (literally and figuratively)....
Task: An Overview Of Creating A Trust
We’re going to try and make the concept of a Trust as easy to understand as possible, but to be honest, they can be quite...
Task: Getting Your Will On Paper
Once you’ve made all the decisions we laid out for you -- allocating your assets and naming a guardian, and choosing an executor...
Task: Your Will Part 3: Naming An Executor
This person is responsible for paying any debts or taxes on behalf of your estate and making sure the people who are supposed to...
Task: Your Will Part 1: The Possessions
It’s time to tackle your Will, which we’re splitting into four tasks to help demystify the process.
Task: Get The Details About Your Car Together
Some people view these as modes of transportation, others see them as as metallic members of the family.
Task: Do You Have A Storage Facility?
When you have too much stuff that you’re not ready to get rid of, or if you’re in the process of moving or downsizing, you might...
Task: Finalize Your Home Operating System
If you followed the previous tasks you’ve already taken a tour of your home and written down a bunch of notes. Now it’s time to...
Task: Create A Home Operating System Part 6: Take It Outside
The final task in completing your Home Operating System allows you to get some fresh air.
Task: Create A Home Operating System Part 5: Going Upstairs
If you live in a ranch style home, or a one-floor apartment or condo, use your imagination and focus on where you sleep, do your...
Task: Create A Home Operating System Part 4: Main Floor
Here we examine the areas where we eat and then pass out in front of the TV after eating too much.
Task: Create A Home Operating System Part 3: Basement
Be sure to turn on the light so you don’t trip on the bottom step. See, we’re already helping you think about what to include...
Task: Home Operating System Part 2: Security & Automation
Security used to be a lock and key. Now it’s gotten a bit more complicated.
Task: Create A Home Operating System Part 1: Common Areas
If you’re in charge of all the moving parts of your home, what would everyone else do without you? If someone else is responsible...
Task: What Types Of Insurance Do You Have?
Let’s keep this easy with the three most common types that have been part of your life for a long time.
Task: How Do You Pay For Your Car?
If someone had to take ownership of your ride, here’s what they’d need to know.
Task: How Do You Pay For Your Home?
Check out this short video from Everplans co-CEO Adam Seifer about the importance of sharing information about how you pay for...
Task: Gather Up Your Valuable Assets
You spent your life, and perhaps lots of money, obtaining different objects of value, so what’s your plan when it’s time for them...
Task: Where’s Your Proof Of Ownership?
As digital as the world has become, some things still need to be on paper.
What To Do With Firearms When Someone Dies
Map out a smooth transition because it can get complicated.
What You Need To Organize During And After A Divorce
Divorce is always difficult and complicated, but there are ways to make the logistics a bit more manageable.
Things You’ll Need During An Emergency Evacuation
If you ever find yourself in the middle of an emergency evacuation here are some essential and irreplaceable items you take with...
All You Need To Know About Organizing Important Documents
Our endgame is simple: Make all the paperwork in your life manageable so you don’t overwhelm the people you leave behind.
What Happens To A Self Storage Unit When Someone Dies?
Some useful tips to prevent your loved one’s stuff from ending up on Storage Wars.
How To Eliminate All The Skeletons In Your Closet
Questionable browser history, racy photographs, and private health conditions are just a few posthumous scandals you might want...
Checklist: How To Identify Skeletons In Your Closet
A quick snapshot of everything you might want to take to the grave – or at least have deleted, erased, shredded, or destroyed by...
Important Document Cheat Sheet: Five Tips To Get You Started
Get organized quick to avoid a hoarder scenario.
Military Deployment Checklist
Deployments can come when you least expect, so better safe than sorry.
Information About Your Home You Need To Get Organized
Homes don’t run themselves...but how cool would it be if they did? (They don’t, so you need to read this article.)
Information About Your Vehicles You Need To Organize
Whether you only use your car for transportation, or treat it like a member of the family, it’s a valuable asset that requires...
Keep All Your Financial Accounts & Assets Neatly Organized
Don’t let disorganization become one of your biggest money problems.
How To Leave Your House To Your Kids
Make sure everything is spelled out and legally binding, or you’ll leave your kids headaches instead of property.
All You Need To Know About Creating A Will
Who gets your kids? Who gets your stuff? What do you need to make it official? You've got questions, we've got this article.
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