Make your When I Die list

One sheet of paper that makes it easy for your friends and family to know what to do in the first 48 hours after you die. It isn't a will and doesn't give anyone legal authority.

How to do it

  1. Fill in the form, or print it blank and use a pen. Skip anything you don't know.
  2. Print it.
  3. Seal it in an envelope and write "When I die" on the front.
  4. Tell two people where the envelope is. Without this step, nobody will find it.

How to keep it private

  • This site doesn't receive or save what you type. Your browser or its extensions could still keep or see it.
  • I recommend writing your passcodes in pen after printing. Never type them on a work or shared computer.
  • Print on paper. Don't save it as a PDF.
  • Anyone who opens the envelope can get into your devices, so keep it somewhere private.
  • When a passcode changes, print a new list and destroy the old one.
  • The site's host, Cloudflare, handles basic visit data like IP addresses, as hosts do for any website.

Blank PDF: US Letter · A4

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Made by Mike Murphy. Free to copy, change, and share (CC0).

When I die

What you'll need in the first 48 hours.

To my friends and family: Start at the top. Use this the same way if I'm alive but can't speak for myself.

1. First

Don't cancel my phone plan yet. Login codes may still come to my number.

2. Getting in Best written in pen after printing, but you can type them

3. Where things are

4. Who to call next

5. Anything else only I know

Private: this sheet has my passcodes on it. If you found it and I'm fine, please seal it back up. This isn't a will. It doesn't give anyone legal authority over my devices, accounts, or medical or financial decisions. Please leave bank and other financial accounts to my executor.