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When I'm Gone: Practical Notes for Those You Leave Behind

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When I'm Gone: Practical Notes for Those You Leave Behind is a thoughtfully designed fill-in record book and resource manual by Kathleen Fraser. It helps you organise essential life details—from legal and financial information to everyday household matters—ensuring those left behind can cope with your absence. Updated for recent changes in laws and technology, it includes sections for wills, healthcare directives, digital records, funeral wishes, and much more, all presented in an accessible format with ample space for personal notes.
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This book is ideal for anyone wanting to simplify end-of-life preparations and provide clear, practical instructions for their loved ones. It suits individuals seeking a comprehensive yet user-friendly way to manage their affairs, including legal, financial, and personal information.

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Elegantly designed and tastefully illustrated, When I'm Gone is a fill-in record book and a resource manual to record all the little details of life so that, when someone is absent, for whatever reason, those left behind can cope.

The book provides a place to give instructions concerning the issues we think of first—legal and financial—but also all of the day-to-day details of the household and the personal notes and information we usually never get around to writing down.

The book includes useful information and space to write in instructions on how to contact key people and where to locate essential documents, such as wills, powers of attorney, medical care directives, and living wills. It also provides a space to jot down important information like banking details, home and car maintenance records, PINs, passwords, the location of keys, phone numbers, addresses, and so much more.

Important matters that can be recorded here include:

  • Insurance, lawyers, bank, investment and pension details, deeds, and mortgages
  • Healthcare and medical records and directives
  • Funeral arrangements and last wishes
  • Setting up trusts and choosing guardians for children and dependant adults
  • Care of pets
  • Maintenance of homes and vehicles
  • Access to digital records and operation of computers and other devices
  • Instructions for favourite belongings

This new edition of When I'm Gone has been updated to reflect changes in laws, customs, and technology over the past decade, touching on everything from digital storage of family photos to green funerals to medically assisted dying. Space has been added for writing more of your own information.

Everyone wants to keep better track of their records, and author Kathleen Fraser has designed the perfect way to do so with as little effort as possible.

AUTHOR: Kathleen Fraser is an editor, author, wife, mother, daughter, aunt, and oldest sister, and now a grandmother, and she feels responsible for almost everyone in her family. She lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781990140013

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Boston Mills Press

Edition: 3rd Third Edition, Revised ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Kathleen Fraser is an editor, author, wife, mother, daughter, aunt and oldest sister, and now a grandmother, and she feels responsible for almost everyone in her family. She lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

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