§ VIII — Notes

Notes, for the people
doing this quietly.

Writing from the people building In Case: what belongs in the folder, what really happens to your passwords, the letter nobody writes, and an honest look at what the subscriptions cost.

1. 01How to make an "in case I die" folderThe nine things that belong in it, paper against digital, where to keep it, and the safe-deposit-box trap that catches families in the first forty-eight hours.2026
2. 02What happens to your passwords when you dieApple Legacy Contact, Google Inactive Account Manager, Facebook memorialisation and the password managers — what each one actually hands over, and what none of them do.2026
3. 03The letter of instructionThe most useful document nobody writes: not legally binding, which is exactly the point. What belongs in it, with a section-by-section template.2026
4. 04Everplans alternatives: an honest comparisonWhat the $99.99-a-year subscription buys, what happens when you stop paying or the company changes hands, and when paper or an on-device vault fits better.2026
5. 05Your family's map shouldn't have a renewal dateWhy In Case exists: the industry put the most sensitive file a family owns in the cloud, then charged rent on it forever.2026