In Case You Get Hit by a Bus by Abby Schneiderman -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Introduction: Planning Is Important Level 1: Start With Your Stuff

Passwords, People, Money, and Your Abode Access Granted: Passwords & Codes

Sharing your phone password Side Mission: Can we see some ID? Passwords: The next level Password storage methods Keys to the kingdom: Your most important passwords Off-line time Plan of Attack: Passwords & codes

All Your Money: Everywhere It Lives

Your financial blueprint Questions for each financial account When the proof is in the paper List your assets Side Mission: Making sure the kids are alright Life with benefits Why you (really) need joint accounts Plan of Attack: Money you have “Safe” deposit boxes

Your Pad: An Operating System

Pool your knowledge Your home matrix Basement Main floor Upstairs Side Mission: Animal instincts The great outdoors Just put it in storage Plan of Attack: Home Operating System Hitting the road

Making First Contact

Your top five contacts What's up, Doc? Money folks Law abiding An unbroken home Side Mission: Parental guidance Hitting the road (or water) Your personal VIPs Plan of Attack: Organizing contacts Show them the way What about family?

BREAK TIME: Life’s Milestones and Pit Stops

Level 2: Assemble The Pieces

Trusts, Wills, Health Care, and Your Digital Matrix Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney

When you're alive: POA When you’re dead: Will Side Mission: Taking care of an actual business Plan of Attack: Your legal docs: POA and Will When you’re alive or dead: Trusts Plan of Attack: Creating a Trust Letter of Last Instructions Plan of Attack: Letter of Last Instructions

Money You Owe: Debt, Credit & Insurance

Credit for organizing Bills: The expected Bills: The unexpected Plan of Attack: Money you owe So. Much. Insurance. Yet. More. Insurance. Plan of Attack: Insurance

Your Medical Checkup

Your Personal Medical Journal Plan of Attack: Construct your Personal Medical Journal Advance Health Care Directives Living Wills Life support Second life: Donating your organs Side Mission: When life gets golden Plan of Attack: Create your Advance Directive

Let’s Get DigitaL

Why you need a Digital Estate Plan Your digital account matrix Plan of Attack: Make a Digital Estate Plan The big close-out Plan of Attack: Name a Digital Executor

BREAK TIME

Talk the Talk Stealth Talk: How to Gather Info from Loved Ones

Level 3: The Finishing Touches

Memorabilia, Letters, Funeral Planning, and Obituaries Memories: The Kind You See, Taste, and Hold

Photo finish Plan of Attack: Physical memories Delicious history Plan of Attack: Recipes Personal antiquing Plan of Attack: Heirlooms

Telling the Story of Your Life

Round 1: Your personal history Round 2: Your favorite things Round 3: Your experiences Plan of Attack: Family tree Round 4: Your academic & professional life Round 5: Your religious & political beliefs and your charities & causes Final round: Your hopes for the future Plan of Attack: Ethical Will

It’s in the Mail: Legacy Letters

Blurbs to friends, acquaintances & associates Letters to the important people in your life Side Mission: End-of-life medical directives Plan of Attack: Writing blurbs & letters Ready for your close-up: Videos for loved ones

It’s (Really) Your Funeral

The most important funeral decision you'll make Five steps to planning a traditional funeral and burial A fiery exit Paying it forward: Funeral finances Plan of Attack: Plan your funeral Last words . . . in print Plan of Attack: Write your own obituary Tiers of memorialization Side Mission: Remove skeletons from your closet

FINAL BREAK TIME

What Happens If . . . You Don’t Plan Ahead?

Afterword Plan of Attack Checklist Acknowledgments Resources Index About the Authors Copyright