Start your "When Something Happens" folder for £1 a month

Your private, secure starting place

The Essentials Vault is your private, secure starting place for your digital legacy. It focuses on the most important details your loved ones will need in the first few days and weeks if something happens to you.

Inside your Essentials Vault you will be able to:

• Create your "When Something Happens" folder
• Store key personal details in one safe place
• Add the names and contact details of the people who should be told first
• Point to where your important documents are kept without uploading everything at once

You do not have to be "good with tech". I guide you step by step, in plain language, so you always know what to do next.

What you will set up in your first 20 minutes

In your first short session you will complete three gentle steps.

1. About Me

Add your full name, date of birth and main address so there is no confusion about who you are.

2. Who To Contact First

Add one or two trusted people with phone numbers and email addresses so your family or executor knows exactly who to call.

3. Where Things Are

Note where your will is kept, which bank holds your main account, and where your passwords are stored, such as a password manager or a written list in a safe place. You do not add passwords here, just where to find them.

At the end of these 20 minutes you will have a clear "When Something Happens" folder started and your loved ones will already be in a better position than before.

Designed with you in mind

The Essentials Vault is ideal if you are:

• Over 50 and want to make life easier for your partner, children or friends
• Living abroad as an expat and want your family to know where everything is, even from another country
• A carer or charity helping someone who needs extra support to organise their information
• Just tired of knowing that everything is "in your head" or scattered in drawers and email accounts

You do not need everything ready before you begin. This is a gentle starting point, not a test.

Simple, calm, three step process

1. Join for £1 a month

Click "Start my Essentials Vault", complete the short checkout for £1 a month and receive your secure login details within 48 hours, often sooner.

2. Follow the quick start guide

When you log in, you will see your Essentials Vault and your First 20 Minutes checklist. Fill in what you can. You can save and come back at any time.

3. Add more when you feel ready

Once your "When Something Happens" folder is started, you can slowly add more details when it suits you. Little by little, your legacy becomes clear, tidy and easy to follow.

Why the Essentials Vault is £1 a month

I want this first step to be affordable for almost everyone. The small monthly fee:

• Helps cover the cost of secure hosting and management
• Encourages you to take the step seriously and actually use the vault
• Allows me to continue improving the service and support

You can keep your Essentials Vault active for as long as you find it helpful. If you ever decide it is not for you, you can cancel your £1 a month subscription.

Your information handled with care

Your vault is hosted in a secure PassItOn-Digital portal that uses modern security practices to protect your information.

• Only you and the trusted people you choose can access what you share with them
• You stay in control of what is stored, updated or removed
• I will never sell your data

If you prefer to keep some information in paper form at home, you can still use your Essentials Vault to record where those documents are kept so your family can find them.