Questions to ask the funeral home
Take it with you. Price, burial, cremation, the service, and the questions families wish they'd asked.
Download PDFOr read it on the siteFree printables
Print them, write on them, keep them in a folder with everything else.
Call log
Every bank, insurer, and agency you call, and what they said. Print it and write on it.
Download PDFAccounts and contacts tracker
One page for the accounts, policies, and people you'll need to reach. Print it and write on it.
Download PDFWho's handling what
A simple way for siblings to divide the work without anyone guessing. Print it and write on it.
Download PDFWant to type into these instead of printing them? They're in the Kit, below.
The checklist prints too, with empty boxes to check off by hand. Print the checklist
The parts you can't look up at 2am.
- Word for word, what to say when the bank asks why you're calling.
- An obituary and a eulogy you can fill in when nothing comes.
- A sheet that splits the work so one person isn't carrying all of it.
- Trackers you can type into and send to a sibling.
Get the kit
$19
Eleven files, yours to keep and print as many times as you need. I made this the month after my dad died, out of everything I couldn't find.
If money is tight right now, email me and I'll send it. No explanation needed.
Real pages from the kit
A few things each week, for as long as it helps.
Short notes at the moments that tend to be hardest. Three things at a time, never more. Weekly at first, then less often. You can stop any time.