Room 10 / Emergency and legacy

Write the way back home

A short letter, known contacts, tested backups, and instructions that still work in a hard week.

This monthAbout 40 minutesAnother trusted adult can keep the family moving when a steward cannot.

Do this

The continuity letter

6 steps

Write where the safe, vault, and recovery kits areThis weekendName the lawyer, doctor, insurer, school, and two trusted relativesThis weekendSet platform legacy or inactive-account contactsThis monthWrite what should be kept, shared, transferred, or deletedThis monthTest one document and photo restoreThis monthSet a quarterly review dateThis month

Apple Legacy ContactWho can request access to an Apple account after death.(opens in a new tab)
Inactive Account ManagerWho receives a Google account if it goes quiet.(opens in a new tab)

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Printable workbook

Meli OS — Family Floorplan Workbook

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