Legacy & Remembrance

Ways to honor someone's memory through charitable giving or a scholarship, from simple donation drives to establishing a dedicated fund.

How to access a loved one's cloud-stored photos and cancel ongoing subscriptions after a death, two easily overlooked but practical tasks.

Why cryptocurrency requires specific advance planning that traditional financial accounts don't, and what families can do if a loved one held crypto assets.

How to set up digital legacy features in advance, so your family doesn't have to navigate platform policies alone after you're gone.

Why frequent-flyer mile policies vary so much by airline after a death, and what to actually do to find out what applies to a specific account.

Why anniversaries and birthdays after a loss can feel difficult, and ideas for marking these days in a way that feels meaningful rather than dreaded.

How to put together a meaningful family time capsule - what to include, how to choose an opening date, and why it works well as a family project.

How to approach writing a letter for your child to open after you're gone - what to include, and why it doesn't need to be perfect.

Ideas for memorializing someone through a tree or larger memorial project at a meaningful location beyond the cemetery.

How and why some families plan a separate memorial event after the funeral, and ideas for making it meaningful.

Practical guidance on collecting and preserving photos, and creating a video tribute for a service or ongoing remembrance.

The real tradeoff between convenience for your family and everyday privacy - and a middle-path option worth considering.

Why recording your own life story yourself - rather than leaving it to family to piece together later - is worth genuinely considering.

Ways to preserve a fuller life story beyond a short obituary, including memory books and collaborative family projects.

A reflective question worth answering for yourself now: what you actually want your children to remember, rather than leaving it to chance.

A genuinely new area without settled norms - AI conversation history, voice models, and the debated practice of AI representations of the deceased.

Practical places to search for a published obituary - aggregator sites, funeral home websites, local newspapers, and genealogy resources.

The physical device and the data on it follow different rules - who inherits your phone as property, and who can access what's stored on it.

Practical guidance on what to include in an obituary, plus permission to write something more personal than the traditional format.