As one of the founders of the company, many of you have asked me what I have in my youdeparted account. Since I have several business interests, an active household and many hobbies, I have slowly been adding to my account as something comes up.
1) Instructions for turning the sprinklers and outside hose bibs on and off. This is something I’ve always done and my wife and family probably would not give it a thought. Without instructions on this, nobody would remember and then my family would have burst pipes everywhere.
2) Detailed business instructions. I have written who my suppliers are, what they supply. Who my distributors are. Banking and business Insurance information. Details of my credit card merchant accounts. Telephone and internet service. 940, 941, estimated taxes, etc and all the other forms the IRS needs.
Weekly I think of something new to add to this section as I want my family to have the opportunity to continue running my businesses should something happen to me.
3) Personal information. I have many on-line accounts so all my usernames, passwords and url’s are listed and what they are for. All of the bills I pay on-line and when there due. Property taxes, insurance both home and car. Life Insurance Policies and agent names. Health insurance policies. All my credit card accounts. The number and location of my safety deposit box and what’s in it. Listings of my brothers and sisters with their names and addresses. Anybody I want contacted when I die. IRS information. These people don’t care if you are dead or not if you still owe taxes!
Burial information. Okay, this was a tough one. I never really thought about it until now! Who wants to think of such a thing. But then, better I leave good instructions for my family now. I decided to donate any good organs, my remains to be cremated and scattered at the top of my favorite jogging trail. My wife and I decided to purchase burial plots in Appleton, ME where we can have a marker. Still haven’t decided if I want an open casket and can’t quite picture what I’ll be wearing…but hey, I’ll keep thinking of this one. My wife says I look good in my suit. Jeez!
Wills and Trusts. I uploaded copies of my will and trust. I just scanned them and upload them. I probably won’t upload my insurance documents as copies of these are readily available, but sure hate to lose my trust documents so nice to have a copy now.
Personal Organizer
I’ve also been using the site as a personal organizer for information I usually forgot like my kayak and locker combinations. I keep copies of my passport and drivers license. I have started a home inventory with pictures of all our possessions. I keep thinking of new things I want to put on the site.
Upload or make Entries?
If I already have information written out, say in Word or Excel, I’ll just upload the document with instructions on whats in it. If it is something new, then I’ll just type it out on the site.
As I make new entries, I’ll keep reporting on my progress. I plan to keep everything updated as often as information changes.
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