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Household binder

The One Place Binder

Contacts, accounts, insurance, medical details, property, pets, digital life, document locations and wishes for one household, in one file you can type into or print.

  • Fillable PDF
  • US Letter
  • 49 pages
  • Instant download

Instant download · One-time payment

Not legal advice. Not a will.

Look inside

The top of four pages, shown with sample entries for an invented household. The file you download comes blank, ready for your own entries.

Top of page 3: First calls: the page family reads first
Page 3 · First calls: the page family reads first
Top of page 10: Accounts: where records are kept, never full numbers
Page 10 · Accounts: where records are kept, never full numbers
Top of page 38: Digital life: a map without passwords
Page 38 · Digital life: a map without passwords
Top of page 47: Final wishes: preferences for a conversation
Page 47 · Final wishes: preferences for a conversation

What is inside

  • Start page, a handoff page for telling someone where the binder is kept, a first-calls page and an index
  • Ten sections, each with a start page and a notes page: contacts, accounts, insurance, medical, medications, property and car, pets, digital life, important documents, final wishes
  • Medical and medication pages for four people, vehicle pages for two cars, a pet record and routine
  • Document-location pages and a digital-life map that records where access instructions are kept, never passwords
  • A Page checked on date on every page and a Section reviewed on date on every section start

What it is for

Keep one household's contacts, accounts, insurance, medical details, medications, property and car, pets, digital life, document locations and wishes in one place, and tell a trusted person where it is.

What you need

A PDF app that fills forms, or a printer and a pen. US Letter paper.

Making it yours

Type into the fields, or print and write by hand. A household or edition name field is on every page.

Delivery

Instant download after checkout: one fillable PDF, US Letter.

Specs

Pages49
Paper sizesUS Letter
FileOne fillable PDF
Sections10
Fillable fields528
BookmarksOne per page, grouped by section
Typing tested withpdf.js (Firefox's PDF engine) only

Before you buy

  • Not legal advice. Not a will.
  • US Letter only; on A4 paper print with Fit to page.
  • Typing tested only with pdf.js (Firefox's PDF engine); other apps not tested.
  • Pages ask for locations and last four digits only: no passwords, PINs, security answers, full account numbers or Social Security numbers.
  • Wishes pages record preferences and where real documents are kept; they do not make gifts, appoint anyone or replace a will or other legal document.
  • Single-line fields shrink long entries to fit; two-line fields and notes pages hold longer text.
  • Records a household's information; it gives no medical, financial or legal advice.
  • Typed entries use the viewer's standard Latin font: some accented letters (for example ś) may not display when typed; write those by hand.

Questions about this file

Do I have to fill every page?

No. Start with one section and come back to the rest. Skip any page that does not apply to your household.

Does it ask for passwords or account numbers?

No. Pages ask for locations and last four digits only: no passwords, PINs, security answers, full account numbers or Social Security numbers.

Is this a will?

Not legal advice. Not a will. Wishes pages record preferences and where real documents are kept; they do not make gifts, appoint anyone or replace a will or other legal document.

How do I tell my family where it is?

The opening pages include a handoff page for telling someone where the binder is kept, and a first-calls page they can read first.

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