A family emergency binder — sometimes called an “in case of emergency” file — is one place that holds the information your family would need to find fast in a crisis. Here’s what to include, and a calmer, private way to keep it that people actually maintain.
Start with the information someone would look for first if you were unavailable. You don’t need all of it at once — even the basics give your family a head start.
Tip: record where sensitive things are kept — a location or hint — rather than full passwords, PINs, or account numbers. That keeps the file safe to hand to someone in a hard moment.
A paper binder or a shared document works — until it doesn’t. The hard part isn’t starting one; it’s keeping it current and making sure your family can actually find and use it.
Guided, not just a template. Private, not a subscription. One calm place, not hundreds of papers to comb through. Life on Track walks you through what to enter first, keeps everything on your own device, and gives your family a clear, printable handoff for the moment they need it.
A simple, printable starting point for the information your family would need first — no account required.