End of life planner: the one page your family needs first
When someone dies or can no longer manage their own affairs, the people closest to them often spend weeks searching for accounts, policies, passwords and keys. A "where everything is" organizer puts the answers on paper. This page explains how to start and gives you the first page to fill in, free.
Start with one page, not the whole book
If you fill in only one thing, make it a single page headed "If Something Has Happened to Me". It answers the questions a family asks first: who to call, where the will and healthcare directive are kept, where the spare keys are, how to get into your phone, where your passwords are kept, and who looks after pets or dependents. One page you finish beats a 90-page book you never open.
Write down where things are, not the secrets
A lost copy should not be a key to your money. Write the last four digits of an account number, and where the password is kept: a password manager with emergency access set up, or a sealed envelope in a safe. Do not write full account numbers, full Social Security numbers, PINs, passwords or cryptocurrency recovery phrases in the book.
- Use pencil for things that change, such as balances, bills and contacts. Use ink for things that do not.
- Review it once a year, on a date you will remember.
- Keep it somewhere safe and tell one or two people you trust where it is. A planner nobody can find does not help.
What an organizer is not
An organizer is not a will, trust, power of attorney or healthcare directive, and writing in it does not appoint anyone to act for you or transfer anything. Laws differ by state, so talk to a qualified attorney about those documents. Nothing on this page is legal, tax, financial or medical advice.
Free sample: "If Something Has Happened to Me"
Download the free page (PDF, 1 page, US Letter)
This is page 7 of the Where Everything Is printable, the page its author says to fill in first. Print at 100 percent ("Actual size"). Fill it in pencil, put it somewhere your family will look, and tell them where.
What the paid version adds
The sample is the most useful single page. The full organizer, 90 pages, adds 20 sections: About Me, Key People, Important Documents, Bank Accounts, Retirement and Investments, Income and Benefits, Insurance, Debts and Loans, Monthly Bills and Autopays, Home and Property, Things Only I Know, Business Interests, Digital Life, Medical Information, Pets, Belongings and Keepsakes, Final Wishes, My Story, Letters to the People I Love, and For My Family: What to Do Next.
That last section is a checklist for the people handling things after a death. According to the book, its agency steps are based on USA.gov, "Agencies to notify when someone dies" (page updated August 31, 2026), and it tells readers to confirm details with each agency.
The Etsy download is a PDF in US Letter and A4 sizes for personal household use. The Amazon paperback is 8.5 x 11 inches, 90 pages. Both are blank forms. They do not store anything online and they file nothing.
Where to get it
End of Life Planner Printable PDF
Where Everything Is: instant download, US Letter and A4 PDF files, for personal household use.
Where Everything Is (paperback)
An End of Life Planner and Family Information Organizer. 8.5 x 11 inches, 90 pages.
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