When I Die: The Envelope

If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family know who to call, where the will is, which banks you use, what the pets need and what you wanted? The Envelope asks you those questions in plain words, one at a time, and turns your answers into a single printed document to keep in the drawer. The quick start is twelve questions and gives you a first copy in about fifteen minutes. The rest fills in at your own pace, section by section: who to call, health, money, home and bills, papers, things, pets, online life, final wishes, and a last section that asks nothing at all, for whatever you want to say in your own words. IT NEVER ASKS FOR A SECRET There is no field for a password, a PIN, a card number or a full account number. You write where things are and who to contact: the bank and the branch, the password manager and where its emergency kit is kept. The document is a map to the…