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The End of Life Planning Bundle
(10 reviews)The planner is where it gets written down. The book is how you know what to write.
Two paperbacks, one parcel, for the person who has been putting it off because it feels enormous.
- ✓The planner — 21 fill-in sections, and 20 pages for your executor
- ✓The book — 16 chapters on what to decide, and why, before you write
“It's the last act of love you can give those that love you” — Misty, reader · Aug 2026
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For the person who keeps meaning to
A blank page only helps once you know what goes on it.
Most people who buy a planner fill in the easy pages and stall on the rest. The executor. The beneficiaries. The funeral. The letter. Those pages are not really asking for information — they are asking for a decision, and nobody has explained what either answer costs.
So this is both halves. The book is the deciding: sixteen chapters on the people you appoint, the money a will never reaches, the house and the car, the phone and the photographs, the pets, the objects, the conversations, and what a clean handoff actually looks like. The planner is the recording: 21 fill-in sections and a 20-page walkthrough, cross-referenced so every task points at the page that answers it. On their own, the book gets read and agreed with and the planner stays half-finished in a drawer.
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Why the pair
One of these is written to you. Half of the other is written to whoever opens it.
Twenty of the planner's fifty-two pages are not addressed to you at all. They are written to the person holding it on the worst week of their life: the order of operations from week one to the first anniversary, how many certified death certificates to order rather than the two people usually order, which benefits have to be claimed and which have to be stopped, and why nothing gets distributed before debts and taxes are settled — with every task pointing at the page where the name or number they need is written down. The book is the opposite job. It is entirely yours, and its whole purpose is that those pages are true and finished by the time anybody else reads them.
Twenty pages your executor reads, not youWhat's inside
Two books, and the half of the job each one does
The Ultimate End of Life Planner · 52 pages
Your people
- Family, friends & who to call first
- Your executor, attorney & financial pros
- Who to tell, and in what order
Documents & where they live
- Will, trust & advance directive locations
- Insurance, deeds & titles
- A locator for every important paper
Accounts & money
- Banks, retirement & investment accounts
- Bills, autopay & subscriptions to stop
- Where it is — never the numbers themselves
Property & belongings
- Home, vehicles & valuables
- A business that doesn't pause for a funeral
- Specific items and who they go to
Wishes & final arrangements
- Medical and end-of-life preferences
- Service, burial or cremation wishes
- Messages for the people you love
First steps for your family
- Week one, then 90 days to a year
- Who needs a certified death certificate
- Each step linked to the right page
Benefits to claim & to stop
- What has to be applied for, and by when
- What to turn off, and in what order
- A line for who you spoke to and when
Keeping it true
- Spare sheets for more accounts
- Five pages for letters in your own words
- A review log that runs 15 years
Your digital life
- Devices, and the master keys that open them
- Legacy contacts, account by account
- What to close, what to save, what to memorialize
I'm Going to Die: Getting Your Affairs in Order · 148 pages
The people, before the paperwork
- Who would have to start guessing, and about what
- Pick the people first — then actually ask them
- Who decides if you are still here but cannot
The money a will never touches
- Named beneficiaries outrank the will, and usually hold more
- Simplify the accounts now, or somebody untangles them later
- The house, the car, and who has a key
The phone, the pets and the funeral
- The device nobody else can open, and the photographs on it
- Pets, and anyone else who depends on you
- How much of a funeral there is any point planning
What only you can deal with
- The objects nobody should have to fight about
- The conversations you keep putting off
- Write the letter, and tell them what only you know
Leave a clean handoff
- Where it all lives, and who can actually reach it
- Thirty minutes a year, then go live your life
- One thing small enough to do this week, every chapter
Where it sends you somewhere else
- When an attorney is genuinely the right answer
- The questions worth asking once you are there
- No trusts, no probate, no estate tax, no state tables
What readers say about these books
4.9
10 reader reviews
“A book for someone suddenly thrown into handling someone's affairs”
As someone with a dying parent, I think this was great for me to know what to do. Sometimes having a whole list of things to do suddenly is overwhelming. I liked how this book explained reasons for the overwhelm and validation for what I felt. I wish there was a korean version of this book for my parents to read. I feel like it explains things well without shaming the person who hasn't gotten their affairs in order. It would be a good counterpart to a practical list of things to do when getting someone's affairs in order. I loved how it didn't blame anyone but rather empathized with every type of person that reacts when handed this type of responsibility.
Boebin, reader of I'm Going to Die · Sep 2026
“Gift of Love”
this book is very thorough. covers everything loved ones need to know in the event of your death. with great detail and instructions. it is written with compassion for those that ultimately will use information recorded . this book is a must have for everyone. it's the last act of love you can give those that love you
Misty, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Aug 2026
“Useful”
The End of Life Planner is a thoughtful, practical, and deeply compassionate resource for organizing the many details that families may otherwise struggle to manage during an already difficult time. Its clear structure covers essential information—from legal documents, finances, insurance, and property to digital accounts, medical wishes, pets, and personal letters. Particularly valuable are the straightforward checklists and reminders that transform overwhelming responsibilities into manageable steps. The emphasis on clarity, accessibility, and regular updates makes this planner genuinely useful rather than merely comprehensive. Most importantly, its compassionate tone reminds readers that thoughtful preparation is ultimately an act of generosity toward those we love.
John, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Aug 2026
“A Practical Guide to Leaving Things Clear”
What I appreciate about this book is how it makes end-of-life planning feel much less overwhelming. Instead of turning the process into a complicated legal or financial project, it focuses on the everyday details that can create real problems for loved ones, from digital accounts and access to important belongings and personal wishes. I also like the emphasis on having conversations and making sure the right people actually know what to do. It sounds like a short, practical read for anyone who wants to make things easier for their family without getting buried in paperwork.
Theresa, reader of I'm Going to Die · Sep 2026
“Great Planner for End of Life Activities”
The End of Life Planner is a great resource to make sure a persons affairs at end of life are understood and carried out as wished by the author. The planner, when kept up to date, clearly outlines individual(s) identified what needs to be done in a timely manner, where documents, bank accounts, various policies, etc. are as well as disbursement of items to whom. In addition, the planner clearly outlines the authors wishes for their remains and service. At a time when loved ones are potentially not thinking clearly this is a great tool.
reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Sep 2026
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“Everyone needs this.”
A complete, thorough, and comprehensive guide everyone needs, whether you want to admit it or not. This will save your family a lot of heart ache and work. Covers all the essentials plus things such as what to do with pets, traditions you would like to see passed on, digital records, and what you would like included in your obituary. Something no one wants to think about but every one should!
Kathryn, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Sep 2026
“Informative”
This book is a very helpful way to begin end of life plans. It breaks down section by section so that you throughly plan ahead.
Jamelia, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Aug 2026
“It supplied everything I was looking for.”
Doree, verified buyer of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Jun 2026
“Practical”
Great book, very practical advice!
Sally, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Aug 2026
“Very helpful”
This book is very informative and helps with organizing on what you should do.
Tara, reader of The Ultimate End of Life Planner · Aug 2026
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Common questions
What's actually in the bundle?
Both paperbacks, shipped together in one parcel: The Ultimate End of Life Planner (52 pages, 8.5×11, fill-in) and I'm Going to Die (148 pages, 5.5×8.5, read-only). They are the same editions sold separately — nothing is abridged or reprinted for the pair.
Which one do I start with?
The book, if a planner has ever gone half-finished on you — its first four chapters are precisely the pages people stall on, and they are quick. The planner, if you already know your answers and the only thing missing is somewhere findable to put them.
Do I need the book to use the planner?
No. The planner has stood on its own since it was published and every section tells you what it wants. The book is where the reasoning lives — why a named beneficiary outranks your will, why the person who decides for you while you are alive may not be the person who settles things afterwards, how much of a funeral is worth planning — which is what you want the moment a page stops being obvious.
Why buy the pair instead of one?
Because they fail in opposite ways alone. A book you agree with and never act on changes nothing; a planner filled in around the difficult pages leaves the difficult pages blank, which is where your family gets stuck. The pair costs less than the two bought apart and arrives in one parcel.
Is either of these a will?
No, and neither replaces one. A will decides who inherits what; these two are about everything else — where things are, who to call, who may act for you, and the decisions a will never records. Both work alongside a will, trust and advance directive rather than instead of them, and neither is legal advice.
Is it safe to write all of this down?
Yes, by design. The planner records where things are and who to call — never passwords, PINs, Social Security numbers or full account numbers — so it is useful to the people you trust and useless to anyone who should not have it. Keep it somewhere your executor knows to look.
Is there a digital version?
The planner has a $9.99 PDF edition, sold on its own page rather than in this bundle. The book is print only. This listing is the two paperbacks, posted together.
How fast does it arrive?
Both are printed when you order and posted together in one parcel. Free US shipping, and delivery runs about two weeks. There is no rush tier, because the printer sets that schedule and we would rather give you the real date than sell you a faster one we do not control.
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