Don't Be So Morbid - A User's Guide to a Responsible Death

The guide nobody wants to read but everyone needs. End-of-life planning done calmly, practically, and — yes — with a little dark humor.

⚠️ 32 pages • Printable • Instant PDF download

🤔 Why does this guide exist?

Most people don't have a will. Most people haven't told anyone where their important documents are. Most people have never thought about who gets their social media accounts, their cryptocurrency, their half-finished Netflix queue.

And then something happens — unexpected health news, a major windfall, or just the gentle realization that grown adults probably shouldn't be leaving these things entirely to chance — and suddenly it matters.

This guide makes that conversation as painless as possible. It won't cheer you up. But it will give you a plan, a set of printable worksheets, and the quiet satisfaction of having done the responsible thing.

Especially relevant if you've just come into sudden wealth. Trusts, beneficiary designations, and advance directives don't manage themselves.

📋 The 32 pages, broken down

• Estate Planning Starter Checklist — The 20 things to do, in order, before anything else. Will, executor, power of attorney. The basics that most people never get around to.
• Will vs. Trust Decision Framework — A plain-English breakdown of when you need a will, when you need a trust, and when you need both. With a comparison table.
• Beneficiary Designations — The worksheet most people skip. Retirement accounts, life insurance, and bank accounts all have beneficiaries that override your will. Most people have outdated ones.
• Advance Directive & Healthcare Proxy — What you want done (and not done) if you can't speak for yourself. Who makes those calls. How to document it so there's no guessing.
• Digital Legacy Planning — Passwords, accounts, crypto wallets, cloud storage, social media, email. What happens to them, and what you can do now to make it less chaotic for whoever's left.
• Funeral Pre-Planning Workbook — Burial vs. cremation, ceremony preferences, who to contact, estimated costs. Decisions made now mean your family isn't guessing during the worst week of their lives.
• Where Everything Is — Family Dossier — The printable master document that tells your family exactly where to find everything: accounts, documents, passwords, lawyers, insurance policies. The single most useful page in the guide.