Planning Your Digital Legacy

A few hours now can spare your family weeks of frustration later:

• Build one inventory — list every account that matters, from email and banking to streaming and social media. A note inside your password manager is enough.
• Turn on legacy tools — Google's Inactive Account Manager acts after months of no activity; Facebook's Legacy Contact lets someone memorialize or delete your profile; Apple's Legacy Contact grants chosen people access to your iCloud data.
• Share access safely — managers like 1Password and Bitwarden offer emergency-access features, so trusted people get in only when they truly need to.