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Family File Essentials, the Family File and the Next Steps File side by side

Every book comes as a fillable PDF you can download right away, or printed and shipped with the PDF included. Printed books ship free to US addresses, except Essentials on its own.

The Family File, an evergreen coil-bound book with a brass label holder

The Family File

The whole map: fourteen numbered files for the people to call, the accounts, the policies, the house and your wishes. 112 pages.

  • Fillable PDF$29
  • Printed book with your name, PDF included$59
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The Next Steps File, a slate-blue coil-bound book

The Next Steps File

For the weeks after a loss: checklists by time period, a death-certificate tracker, a notifications log and more. 56 pages.

  • Fillable PDF$19
  • Printed book, PDF included$39
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Family File Essentials, a manila-colored booklet

Family File Essentials

The short version: the First Ten, the people to call and one-page locators. A 32-page printed booklet.

  • Printed booklet$15
  • Shipping, unless you add a book$5.95
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The Complete Set

The personalized Family File book and the Next Steps File book, plus both fillable PDFs. $13 less than buying them separately, with free US shipping.

$85

Just the name. We add “The” and “Family File.” Up to 24 characters.

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New files we're working on. Join the waitlist and we'll email you once when each one is ready. That's the only email it triggers.

  • The Caregiver File

    For the person who keeps track of someone else's care: appointments, medications, contacts and paperwork.

  • The Home File

    Everything about a house in one place. Also coming as a closing-gift edition for realtors.

  • The Founder's File

    For business owners: who can step in, where the agreements are, and how the business keeps running.

  • Letters to Keep

    A book of guided letters to the people you love, written whenever you're ready.

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Printed to order. Each book is printed for you, often with your name on it. Printed in 3–5 business days; tracked delivery usually within 2 weeks. We ship to US addresses only for now.

Gifts ship free. Any printed book can go straight to someone else with your note, at no extra charge.

PDFs arrive right away. Download links appear on the page you land on after checkout.

Something wrong? If a book arrives damaged or misprinted, we'll replace it. See Shipping & returns.

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