Emergency Binder — Important Documents Organizer

If something happens tomorrow, could someone else find the insurance policy, reach your doctor, cancel the phone contract and feed the dog? Most of that lives in one person's head. This is where you put it on paper.

It is an organiser, not a legal document. It records where things are and under which number — not passwords, not a will, not legal advice. The first page of the binder says so, and says what to keep in a safe or with a notary instead.

Seventeen pages, undated, in A4 and US Letter. Fill in what applies, skip the rest, and keep it in a ring binder somewhere your family knows to look.

1. Print the pages you need, A4 or US Letter, and put them in a binder.
2. Fill in one section at a time: people, money, home and documents.
3. Never write full passwords. Write where they are kept instead.
4. Keep it somewhere safe, tell one person, and update it twice a year.

• Read this first: what belongs in here and what does not
• Personal details, family contacts and who to call in what order
• Medical: conditions, medication, allergies, doctor and pharmacy
• Insurance policies, bank and pension accounts by reference number
• Property, vehicles, utilities, subscriptions and services to cancel
• Digital life, pet care, funeral wishes and a who to notify checklist
• Where my documents are kept, an update log and section dividers

• 17 pages in both A4 and US Letter — two PDFs in one download
• Undated, with an update log so you can revise it every year
• Numbers and locations only — never write full passwords or PIN codes
• An organiser, not legal advice. A will or power of attorney still has to be drawn up properly where you live
• Instant download after payment, nothing is shipped