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From the lens How would he get to my PayPal account if I died tomorrow?.

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  • KitandCaboodle May 21, 2012 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    I've often wondered about this subject as I have businesses online as well. Thanks for the information and links. I'm putting this on my to-do list.
  • Arc4life May 1, 2012 @ 11:45 am | delete
    extremely informative article.
  • jsr54 Apr 11, 2012 @ 11:35 am | delete
    I have experienced losing my husband and this lens is very information and helpful. Please don't ignor Joan's suggestions! It's a nightmare if you are not in the know.
  • techgain Apr 2, 2012 @ 6:47 am | delete
    this is really good lens!! keep up the good work!!
  • sockii Feb 29, 2012 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    This is a great lens on an important subject. I started making plans to cover my domains and websites several years ago, but I really need to update them all and make sure at least one person I trust has my access info. Thanks for the reminder.
  • Tylercole01 Feb 10, 2012 @ 2:11 pm | delete
    very informative lens!! good work
  • poddys Dec 12, 2011 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    When you think about this, not only is it really important, it's really amazing just how many places many of us are online and also earn online. It's definitely something WE ought to think about, because we both earn online and it would be terrible to lose that much needed income through not being able to access accounts. Excellent advice, blessed.
  • MiddleSister Aug 29, 2011 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    An online friend was just musing about what happens to one's Facebook account when one dies. I'll send him a link to this lens.
  • javrsmith Jul 10, 2011 @ 8:20 am | delete
    This is quite a comprehensive lens. I have done some of the steps myself but not all. It will be important to keep updating your account lists because they do change over time.
  • ForestBear Jul 1, 2011 @ 6:10 am | delete
    great information, thank you
  • susan300 May 17, 2011 @ 2:49 am | delete
    Excellent information.
  • Susan52 Apr 10, 2011 @ 10:38 am | delete
    Joan, you really should put this in book form and publish it. There just is nothing else like this page online that I can find. Bet people search for it on Amazon (I did!). It's great information and so important.
  • MTF-briguy Feb 16, 2011 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    I must admit this topic hasn't really crossed my mind until now, guess I have to sit down with a paper and pen and write down all my online stuff! Thanks _Joan_ very much!
  • LindaJM Feb 15, 2011 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    That's a lot to think about! I thought leaving my daughter a list of my passwords might be enough...
  • lisadh Feb 15, 2011 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Excellent advice! I am going to follow your steps and do this for my online accounts.
  • SandyPeaks Feb 12, 2011 @ 5:39 pm | delete
    Thanks for a great lens - I worried about this and started a file with this info so my sister can follow it.
  • capriliz Feb 11, 2011 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    Thanks for writing about a topic not many of us want to even think about. I have a lot of records to document just in case...
  • kansasww Jan 7, 2011 @ 4:50 am | delete
    This subject has been on my mind for awhile now, time to move it to the top of my to do list.
  • nDee Dec 17, 2010 @ 10:06 am | delete
    My personal "online presence" system in the event of my passing, definitely needs updating. Reading this has now triggered a few more thoughts I should act on immediately. Thanks for sharing this important information. This lens is featured on Noteworthy & Blessed
  • acopson Nov 17, 2010 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    I have to say, its never really crossed my mind until now, thanks very much
  • agalova Nov 16, 2010 @ 2:56 pm | delete
    Thank you for broaching the subject. My husband would probably forget all about the online only accounts if something happened to me.
  • Oct 3, 2010 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    I have never thought about this at all. But just skimming through it is a wake up call that I can't live forever and do this kind of work until the end of time. I do thank you for putting this lens up and hope you will live a many more happy years with your hubby.
  • WendyKrick Sep 30, 2010 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    I never really thought about this.
  • jhornung Sep 14, 2010 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    You know, I NEVER thought about how my wife would get all the money in my Paypal account or from all my affiliate programs if I died unexpectedly...thanks for bringing this up, here I thought I was a good planner for after death.

    Jason
    life insurance marketing
  • JessieMartyn Sep 14, 2010 @ 3:11 am | delete
    Very eye-opening! I never thought about this stuff before...it's always best to prepare, right? Thanks for posting!
  • VickiSims Sep 3, 2010 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    Some really helpful ideas. I have been thinking about this and I know I need to get going on it.
  • resabi Aug 30, 2010 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    Fantastically useful lens. I've been thinking about this lately and it's a real bonus to have the process presented in such thorough and thoughtful fashion. Lensrolling to my Prepare for Your Hospital Stay lens, thumbs, etc. Thank you for doing this.
  • theraggededge Jun 25, 2010 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Popped back to visit this most excellent lens (and I still haven't made my list). Blessed :-)
  • guardianstar77 Jun 6, 2010 @ 10:34 am | delete
    This is SUCH a wonderful resource on a topic that should be of primary importance to all of us. Strangely enough, the one that I have never even thought of was how my hubby would get to my Paypal account. Duh! I have stuck this lens on my toolbar so I can quickly find it. I am going to use it as my great inspiration to get my own "ducks in a row"! Thanks for sharing.
  • davenjilli Apr 9, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Wow! This thought has never occurred to me. Much of my life is online too..I am definitely bookmarking this to explore much more deeply soon.ski
  • Feb 22, 2010 @ 12:42 pm | delete
    Excuse me, but this idiocy! Is your life so uninteresting and did not think about anything???!
  • ImportEyedeas Feb 4, 2010 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    What an excellent way to handle a very uncomfortable subject! I applaud your personal efforts to organize yourself for all life's unfortunate possibilities and appreciate the information you've made available for the rest of us! 5*'s!
  • RinchenChodron Feb 3, 2010 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    This is a great lens and valuable - I'm bookmarking it. Thanks Five Stars
  • RawBill Feb 2, 2010 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Wow, this is a great idea. I had never thought of what would happen to all my online accounts if I suddenly departed. Luckily my wife is online just as much as me and is pretty computer savvy! :-)
  • seashell2 Feb 2, 2010 @ 10:47 am | delete
    Wow, lots to think about here.... thanks for sharing and putting this together, will definitely bookmark this one! :-)
  • Diamond_Wizard Jan 22, 2010 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    This definitely does fall into the category of things I need to know. Especially, since I do many things online.
  • TanyaWhaley Jan 21, 2010 @ 5:59 am | delete
    Very interesting information! Thanks for sharing. 5***** and Favorited.
  • healthy-me Jan 18, 2010 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Great Lens Thanks
  • JenniferAkers Jan 17, 2010 @ 4:29 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD on in bringing a topic that not many of us have thought of. I've made lists of accounts/password -- on paper -- but your lens brings so many more aspects I hadn't thought of. Thank you for sharing this. I'm sure your insight will help many people.
  • Norma_Budden Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    Joan, please check my lens Rhey W. Hedges

    He was a beloved poet and on-line friend who died on July 18,2009, yet I only learned about it Jan.16,2010. Most of his on-line acquaintenances had no idea and I'm hoping to change that by informing those I can. When I learned the news, this lens came to mind automatically. I've already ranked it and blessed it so there's little more I can do except promote it and tell you how much your lens has come to mean even more to me than when I initially read it.
  • richperiod Jan 16, 2010 @ 7:07 am | delete
    Wow! awesome lens. I need to be more organized.
  • arncyn Jan 15, 2010 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Excellent lens on something very important yet so overlooked. Much as I don't want to think about leaving anyone behind (or vice versa) i had started listing down all my usernames & passwords on a safely guarded notebook... *blessed by an angel*
  • Norma_Budden Jan 15, 2010 @ 10:22 am | delete
    Joan, you will want to visit my lens called Angel Belssings.
  • Frankster Jan 14, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Excellent topic and lens. We actually have a book of accounts, affiliates, etc with passwords. One thing we need to do is to put a copy of it in our safe deposit box in case it gets destroyed by fire, etc. Also, if something happens to both of us, my family will know to look for a safe deposit box but not for some binder among the chaos of my desk! Thanks for sharing and congrats on LOTD! Bear hugs, Frankster
  • Jan 14, 2010 @ 8:40 am | delete
    First of all, congratulations on being chosen as Lens of the Day ~ that's fantastic! And second, this fits right in with my lens How Will My Virtual Friends Know When I Die?, so I definitely lens-rolled this one to it.

    And most important, I appreciate you sharing how you're figuring out how to do this yourself, for free. I always prefer free.... I'm coming back to this this afternoon to take a closer look and start taking those steps. Well done!
  • MaraiyaStorm Jan 13, 2010 @ 7:24 pm | delete
    5***** and favorited great idea for a lens!
    Happy 2010 to you.
    Maraiya
  • BookMama Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    So what did you do with this info? Go over it with him? Put it in a co-owned safety deposit box? and what if something happens to both of you, will the kids get the info? I'm curious too because my online income is finally getting to actually amount to something and it has crossed my mind that no one else in my family knows any of the details.
  • _Joan_ Jan 13, 2010 @ 5:18 pm | delete
    This is still in process, but the way I'm doing it is to have instructions on what to do with each account in an online file (at the suggestion of a commenter I'm not going put the actual passwords in the online file, regardless of password protection). The passwords will be only on paper. My brother is my executor, not my husband. If he were unable to carry out the tasks, there are other family members who could do it.
  • paperfacets Jan 13, 2010 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    Congratulations for LotD. I am glad I came back. This needed my 5*s.
  • Pastiche Jan 13, 2010 @ 9:56 am | delete
    Joan, thank you for the excellent resource and reminder that I must update and organize all my online account information for my family - just in case. This What If ... lens is truly a worthy Lens of the Day - congratulations!
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Jan 12, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Yes, I knew it was going to be a valuable idea and a kick-in-the- for me to get organized.
  • lakern26 Jan 12, 2010 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    You're right, Joan. This is a very sobering subject, but one that definitely warrants consideration. I've often thought that I need to compile information in a single place so that my husband could access it if need be, for whatever reason including sickness. In most cases, he doesn't know nearly enough about how I manage the household accounts.

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and efforts on this subject. You've included a lot of very practical advice here. Congrats on a very well-deserved Lens of the Day!
  • HappyValentinesDayGiftGuide Jan 11, 2010 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    Joan,

    Thanks so much for serving this food for thought. I have never previously given much thought to any of this. I've got some preparing to do! Thanks again for serving the community in such a useful manner.
  • bygproductions Jan 11, 2010 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    Great Idea, I need to add this to my list of things to do.
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Jan 11, 2010 @ 4:48 pm | delete
    Joan, you definitely Rock! I thought about doing this since I do everything on the PC, even sign on for the hubby for the few things he does. 5 stars and Fav.
  • Upon-Request Jan 11, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Great lens - and an area that I think many forget about. I suggest to my clients to always keep a log of online accts & passwords in with the rest of their legal docs.
  • AndyDad Jan 11, 2010 @ 3:11 pm | delete
    Nice one. I have been thinking about this. My online accounts and passwords etc are written in a (paper) notebook in a format that only I can understand. Good for security, but in the event of untimely ... better take up some of your suggestions. Thanks very much. Congtrats on LOTD. I'll favourite this.
  • kimmanleyort Jan 11, 2010 @ 8:54 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. This is a very important subject and you have covered it really well.
  • rms Jan 11, 2010 @ 6:29 am | delete
    Congrats on LotD!
  • Your-Pet-Store-With-More Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Sad subject but I suppose a good move. I don't want to think about it right now. I should though... hmmmm. Thanks for putting the bug in my ear.
  • Swagger1 Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! Nice and creative lens. I have always wondered what would happen to my online accounts if I were gone. You have covered an important topic very well.
  • vallain Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    This is very thought-provoking and one that most of us haven't put any thought to. Thanks for the wake up call.
  • stargazer00 Jan 10, 2010 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    I had been thinking about this but had not taken any steps yet. Thanks for broaching the subject. Congrats on LOTD!
  • ianparkin Jan 10, 2010 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    From bottom of mind to top of mind. Brilliant Lens
  • ianparkin Jan 10, 2010 @ 5:34 pm | delete
    Thank you for bringing such an important topic to the surface. As someone with multiple and significant online income streams, this subject is one that has lurked in the back of my mind for a long time. I will bookmark this page to return to as I complete the checklist.
  • sandyspider Jan 10, 2010 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    I never gave the my online activity any thought before. Well deserve LOTD!
  • LEDOFF Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    This lens deserves to be lens of the day. I started my online activity las t august, right here in fact and i now have 40 accounts running. Computers are fantastic tools as long as they work! So what I do is 1) have 2 back ups on hard disk of my " thanks for joining...emails" 2) a big poster in front of my desk with a list of the sites and services i've joined and 3) A notebook with those same accounts and related info : IDs, password, what the account is about. Thing is, I didn't do this with my death in mind, I just did it to avoid getting mixed up, but your lens really does ring a bell. Thanks.
  • MindMart Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Very important subject. Thanks for the tips.
  • tstormgraphics Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:11 pm | delete
    Wow, never thought about the online portion of this topic. I can see where doing this is a must. Thank you for this great lens. Guess I'm going to be busy for awhile!
  • Rusty-Quill Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD :) This is something I certainly have to do myself. You might want to reconsider keeping all your account info in a password-protected file online as it probably isn't as secure as you would imagine. You'd be better off keeping that offline somewhere.
  • s09 Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    important subject matter,, good job.
  • AtHomeSource Jan 10, 2010 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    I've thought about this often. My problem is I don't know anyone personally that can handle my work online if something were to happen to me.
    How do I find an executer I can trust? I am acquainted with a lot of people online but no one I trust enough to hand over all my info. any suggestions?
  • Pukeko Jan 10, 2010 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    Great lens on handling computer accounts after death, well deserving of LOTD! Congratulations!
  • Jewelsofawe Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • KimGiancaterino Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    Excellent topic! Congratulations on LOTD.
  • happynutritionist Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Joan, this is something that I've had on my mind also recently. Since my husband is the primary source of income, going out every day to work, I help by keeping up with all the financial things and bills, lots of online banking, lots of passwords he would never know, etc., thanks for inspiring me to take steps to put all these scattered details into one orderly place. And congrats on LOTD, very deserving. ~claudia
  • Oosquid Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    What food for thought! We have all got to pop our clogs at some point even though we don't like to think about it.

    Thanks very much for the great information and for the heads up that we need to do this stuff.
  • Tipi Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    LOTD! ~ Very good food for thought. I have given the info for my accounts to my sister in case something happened to me. We all need to think about the 'what if'.
    Susie
  • TheGreenerMe Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! This is an important topic, thanks for covering it!
  • MaryJDressel Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    What a great Lens! Even though I have thought of this, I haven't done a lot to initiate it. I have told that he would need the password to my laptop since everything would be there to start, but then I'm not sure he'd actually get the laptop; no guarantee anyone here would give it to him. So, there are a lot of things to consider here. Thanks so much. Now, I have a new goal to add to my other goals!
  • Income4life Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Congratulations for LOTD! useful information
  • Ecolicious Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    I've thought of it, but never to this detail. Good ideas. Blessed.
  • The_Party_Animal Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTS for a subject not many think about like myself until I just read this. I tend to keep all m,y accounts and passwords in an address book, but never thought about what if. Thanks for the head up and no it is not something we all like to think about, but we really should. Well deserved and 5*'s
  • foovay Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    This is an important subject and one that all of us with an online life, be it just social or social and work, need to consider. I have it a little easier since my hubby is very computer savvy. I have a database on my work computer with all my affiliate info that he could need - passwords are not in it but that is because he knows my passwords and usernames.

    One nice thing about affiliate marketing is that if your spouse is sufficently savvy to continue to pay hosting and domains they really don't need to do anything else at all. The websites/lenses/blogs will go right on making an income which will go right on going into your Paypal or bank account - all on auto pilot. It will be less without constant updating, etc. but it keeps going on. The wife of an online friend who has passed is still collecting income from his websites, and also from the affiliates who signed under him. Sort of a nice thing to think you are leaving behind for them.
  • pkmcr Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Gosh I think this was one of the very first lenses I blessed when I was a Squid Angel and now look at it! Many congratulations on your LOTD with this incredibly useful lens
  • _Joan_ Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    You had given me a secret blessing? You angel, you! Thanks!
  • steveffeo Jan 10, 2010 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    I was discussing this with my Mom at Christmas, very good time for this lens, Thank fully Mom and my sister are into computers, its time for me to take care of this. Great job and Congrats on lens of the Day
  • spunkyduckling Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Hi joan, I came back to congratulate you on being lens of the day. Well deserved..
  • Joan4 Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Congratulations first on a super dooper LOTD!! Yippee! and secondly, thank you for pulling together info I have talked about for 3 years now! I will now simply use your system! We absolutely must all get serious about this, not just the money, but all the on-line friendships! Very important lens! Thank you!
  • mbgphoto Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Excellent lens! Great information.
  • Heather426 Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:12 am | delete
    congrats on LOTD! and great job on in important subject that woke me up!
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 10, 2010 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Girl, I am over here dancing for you! Congratulations on a well deserved Lens of the Day!
  • d-artist Jan 10, 2010 @ 10:05 am | delete
    great LOTD...5* lens!!! Great suggestions! I start out with every year with this and yet to finish it all...our Will is still not fully complete, like family wipe out(I never thought of that before) You have some very good ideas, and one must remember also where in the country you live as certain rules apply for the state. I hate having to do all this, I have been doing this and finacial aspects since the first day of marriage, it indeed is a burden to carry.
  • LeanneChesser Jan 10, 2010 @ 9:49 am | delete
    This is such an important topic. Thanks for sharing your journey with it. Blessed by an angel!
  • partybuzz Jan 10, 2010 @ 9:04 am | delete
    You're right, this is a very important thing for everyone to do. I do recommend printing out all of your account and password information and keeping it in a safe place. Congratulations on LOTD!!
  • Susan52 Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:53 am | delete
    Congratulations on lens of the day for this very important and useful information!
  • CoolFoto Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:49 am | delete
    Congrats on lod! This is something I need to do, too.
  • gina98 Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Good topic! I thought about this for a long time as well and how my beneficiaries would be able to retrieve the money I leave them.
  • morganna Jan 10, 2010 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Ya know I've thought about this, too, many times and I want to thank you for reminding me again and giving me a guideline to doing it myself. Great lens!
  • dustytoes Jan 10, 2010 @ 7:27 am | delete
    I love the way this lens is written and I recently saw someone else bring up this subject so I have been thinking about it. It seems you have covered most everything. Thanks for the help!
  • OhMe Jan 10, 2010 @ 7:23 am | delete
    This is a subject that my sister and I have discussed a lot but you actually made a lens about it. Way to go! Congrats on LotD! Well done!
  • prosperity66 Jan 10, 2010 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Thank you for having put together such a page: that's something useful to me as I often wondered how and what to do in this case! My question might sound... special but how would WE, the Squidoo community, know that you, well, oh, awful word: died? Or anyone else, of course. Might be a next chapter: instructions to let the Squidoo community know...
    Meanwhile, your lens is blessed by an additional SquidAngel.
  • _Joan_ Jan 10, 2010 @ 7:13 am | delete
    I'm thinking of my Squidoo account as similar to a social networking account, where I would want my executor to send out a message about whatever happened to me.

    The lenses themselves are like individual websites. Some would be offered up for adoption and others could just be deleted.

    But you're right that a module (or even a whole lens) specifically devoted to Squidoo is a good idea.
  • Squidmarm Jan 10, 2010 @ 6:11 am | delete
    Great lens. Indeed I started working on my Will, POA,Medical Directive, and recently realized I want to set up a Trust after dealing my father's end of life (lack of) planning.

    One of my great concerns was and is that noone has POA on my business accounts yet.

    I have an Excel sheet with most of the logins to just about everything including hosting and business sites, but nobody knows the computer pwd. Being wary that my puter might crash I occasionally upload it to my Google Docs, but will probably only share it with my executor.

    These may not be the kind of things most people like to think about, but if you want to spare those who remain after you some heart ache, these are the kinds of things that help. Glad you got LOTD!
  • Beas Jan 10, 2010 @ 6:07 am | delete
    Great idea and lens! I had never actually thought of this so thanks for educating me.
  • lou16 Jan 10, 2010 @ 4:52 am | delete
    Great idea for a lens, it's got me thinking about the social aspects because although hubby knows how to get into our online accounts (only fairly recently), I hadn't thought about notifying online friends.
  • theraggededge Jan 10, 2010 @ 4:25 am | delete
    An uncomfortable topic, perhaps, but very thought-provoking and useful. Thank you for putting this together.

    Congrats on Lens of the Day!
  • Czenyu Jan 10, 2010 @ 4:06 am | delete
    is very good Lens,good luck:-)
  • Norma_Budden Jan 10, 2010 @ 2:05 am | delete
    I added a few items to the plexo above...congrats on lens of the day...and you may as well add my name to your list of "angel" blessings.

    Congratulations on a topic that will benefit a lot of people. I, myself, at this point in time am wondering whether or not one of my elderly on-line friends have passed on. He was supposed to have these issues resolved, just in case, but now I wait...and wonder ... while receiving nothing but silence... and it's heart-shattering.
  • _Joan_ Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:22 am | delete
    Hope you hear some kind of word about your friend. It's amazing how we can develop such strong feelings of affection toward people we've never physically touched and would have no idea how to go looking for them if we were concerned about them.

    Thank you for adding to the plexo.
  • spirituality Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:54 am | delete
    Great lens. Congrats on a well deserved LOTD. I handle this simply by handing over my list of passwords to my parents every year or so. But an 'online will' - what do I want to see happen to it all - is something else. Haven't figured that one out yet.
  • newbizmau Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:53 am | delete
    Congratulations on LotD. Very good Lens.
  • GrowWear Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:51 am | delete
    Joan! Big congratulations for LOTD for How would he get to my PayPal account if I died tomorrow?!!
  • LubosLabik Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:24 am | delete
    Hi, good point. Congratulation to LOTD.
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 7, 2010 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    This is such a wonderful and needed lens! I just had to stop by on my first day as a Squid Angel and leave my Blessings!
  • ChristmasKitt Dec 13, 2009 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    Wow, I've never really thought about this, thanks for bringing it to my attention, I have lot's of info online and need to put together this info for my family. Thank You!!!
  • MysticTurtle Dec 4, 2009 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Just the other day I had the idea to do a lens on exactly this subject! Now I don't need to. I started keeping lists and details of all my accounts 8 years ago when I hiked the Appalachian Trail...just in case. Periodically I do an update and give a copy to my sister, who is the most online-savvy person I know. I know she can handle things, and I sure want to make it easy for her.
  • GoodBug Nov 20, 2009 @ 4:37 pm | delete
    This is such an important topic that I have already thought about but without making any concrete plans. My husband would be totally lost and yet if anything happened to me there are websites that he would need to either sell or get put on "automatic".

    You've spurred me on to actually take action. Thank you.
  • spunkyduckling Nov 3, 2009 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Haven't heard from you in a long time.. Hi.
    Really great topic! It's something I think about all the time. I've favorite and 5*
  • kiwisoutback Oct 28, 2009 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    This makes a lot of sense. I have all of my passwords written down in a password directory book that I bought (I think through Amazon). I highly recommend getting one of these. It's like a phone contact list, but it has your web accounts listed alphabetically, with space for your passwords, along with room for notes and user ID's.

    You make a good point about what you'd like to have done with your blogs as well. I never thought of that, and in fact, I've never thought of "stopping" my blogs. Let's be honest, no one will be blogging forever, so it makes total sense to have your wishes in writing.

    Great work, Squid Angel blessed!
  • DonnaK Oct 25, 2009 @ 11:08 pm | delete
    Great idea and an important topic. You handled it really well. Kudos!
  • divacratus Oct 24, 2009 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Really different! You came up with a unique topic. Thanks for bringing it out to ignorant people like me.
  • mysticmama Oct 24, 2009 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    Important lens about an important subject, Thanks!
  • paperfacets Oct 24, 2009 @ 11:40 am | delete
    So enlightening. Never came to this mind. Thanks.
  • pkmcr Oct 24, 2009 @ 3:25 am | delete
    Really informative lens on a difficult topic
  • WindyWinters Oct 24, 2009 @ 1:05 am | delete
    Great Tips and Lens! I have a few things written down but I need to give my info to the right person. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on a important subject! :)
  • Susan52 Oct 23, 2009 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    I gave you 5 stars just for the topic. Very important! Wish I could give you 5 more for the content. Nice job!
  • Sylvestermouse Oct 23, 2009 @ 11:10 am | delete
    This is an exceptional lens about a subject none of us want to think about, but all of us need to consider!

    I think it is funny that your husband doesn't use the computer. I gave my husband his own laptop for his last birthday and he was sweet about it, but he was very disappointed. He gets frustrated with the computer and he wanted a writing desk. I thought if I gave him a laptop, it would encourage him to learn about computers. Wrong!!! I should have given him his writing desk. He would have cherished that gift.

    I give this lens my "Most Excellent" stamp!
  • 24websurf Oct 22, 2009 @ 9:32 am | delete
    I had thought about this about a month a go and never did anything. You have pushed me to really start on it. One thing I want to make sure I do is to have an email ready for my child, written during a time when I am not angry with him, to let him know how much I love him and remind him of some of memories of him that have made me happiest, same for my parents and some of my closest friends. This is very important and I hope everyone takes something from it. ~ Blessed~
  • JoyfulPamela Oct 21, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for this eye opener, Joan. You're right about it being something nobody wants to think about, but really should be thought through carefully. Thanks for all the information you shared. I'll have to discuss this with hubby.
    Pamela :)
  • jptanabe Oct 21, 2009 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    This is great! I'm going to follow your progress in getting all the information on how to handle all your online accounts, and try to do the same with mine. So, I'll be back!
  • capriliz Oct 21, 2009 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    You really brought up a lot of good points that we should all consider. Nice lens!
  • bdkz Oct 21, 2009 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Very informative lens on an important topic.

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