Building Your Digital Legacy Plan: Inventory, Access, and Instructions

A digital legacy plan does not write itself. It requires an inventory, an access strategy, and clear instructions. This hands-on course walks you through building each piece, using templates designed to stay current as your digital life evolves. By the end of this course you will have a complete digital asset inventory, a configured password manager strategy, designated legacy contacts on key platforms, written instructions for your executor, and a review schedule to keep the plan current. What you will learn: - How to inventory accounts across communications, finances, media, identities, devices, and digital assets - How to capture metadata for each account including platform, purpose, recovery method, and disposition wishes - How to set up a password manager with an emergency access plan rather than a shared password - How to enable legacy contacts and memorialization settings on major platforms - How to write instructions that distinguish what to preserve, what to memorialize, and what to delete - How to handle two-factor authentication, recovery codes, and hardware keys - How to schedule and run a yearly review so the plan does not drift out of date The course is structured as a workbook. Each module provides templates, shows a filled example, and walks you through your own version. This course is written for adults who want a working plan rather than another document to file. By the end you will have replaced a vague awareness that you should do something about your digital life with a tracked plan that an executor can actually use, and that you can keep current with modest yearly effort.