Letter to My Family · No. 05
What to do, where things are, and the words you want them to have.
A guided letter of instruction in large print. The first part tells your family what to do first and where everything is. The second part gives you openers and an example for personal letters, so you never start from a blank page.
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Practical first, personal when you're ready.
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What to Do First
Your executor, where the will is kept, and who to call first.
When the Page Is Blank
Openers to borrow, and a few things that help.
Where My Papers Are
Where each thing is, not what it says. Never a password.
An Example Letter
One short letter, to show how little it takes.
What's inside
22 pages, in the order you'll use them.
22 pages in two tabbed parts, each with its own divider page.
Start Here
- The cover
- Start Here: six steps, and how to help a parent write it
The Practical Letter
- What to Do First
- Where My Papers Are
- People Who Help Me
- My Accounts at a Glance
- Bills and Payments
- Home, Car and Pets
- My Funeral Wishes
- The Service I'd Like
- My Digital Life
- Belongings With a Story
Personal Letters
- When the Page Is Blank: openers to borrow
- An Example Letter
- What I Want You to Know
- A Letter to My Partner
- A Letter to My Child
- A Letter to My Grandchild
- Where My Letters Are
- Yearly Review
Who it's for
Made for the person who keeps things in order.
Parents and grandparents
Who want things clear for the family, in their own words, kept with their other papers.
Anyone told to write it down
Short questions turn a big, vague job into a page you can finish in one quiet evening.
Grown children helping a parent
Sit beside them and write down what they say. Start Here shows how, and their voice matters more than neat handwriting.
How it works
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Letter to My Family
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22-page PDF by email
- 22 pages: a practical letter and personal letters
- Large print, openers and an example letter
- Type into it on a computer, or print and write by hand
- Last 4 digits only: no account numbers, no passwords
- Not a will, and it says so
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Is this a will?
No. It is not a will and does not replace one. Wishes written here, including who you would like to have your belongings, are not legally binding. Talk to an attorney about anything that must be, and if you do not have a will.
Is it sad to fill in?
It does not have to be. Most of it is practical: what to do first, where things are, who to call. The personal letters can be about ordinary things too: a favorite memory, a recipe, what you are proud of.
What about account numbers and passwords?
Leave them out. My Accounts at a Glance asks for the bank, the kind of account and the last 4 digits only, and the password list stays wherever you keep it.
Can I fill it in on a computer?
Yes. The PDF has fillable fields. Open it in a PDF reader that supports forms, such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, type, save and print. Many people like to handwrite the personal letters.
What size are the pages?
US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches. Print at actual size on a home printer, in color or in black and white.
How do I get it?
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A few lines tonight is a good beginning.
Start with What to Do First. It is one page.
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