How to Pass On Your Passwords When You Die, Ep #255

Nobody likes to think about their own death but to save your loved ones from the headache of trying to navigate your digital accounts without your passwords, you'll need to set them up for success now. If you don't take steps to share your accounts after your death, gaining access to your data could be a lengthy and challenging process. I recently found an excellent article from Dalvin Brown at The Wall Street Journal which discusses How to Pass On Your Passwords When You Die. This article gives tips on what to do with our digital lives when we pass away.  Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode to hear a question about Roth conversions and taxes. And if you haven't done so yet, please take 3 minutes and fill out our 5th Annual Listener Survey to help me improve the show for you. Outline of This Episode [2:52] How to pass on your passwords [7:35] Using a password manager [10:15] Using passkeys makes sharing challenging [13:42] Roth conversions and taxes Resources & People Mentioned How to Pass On Your Passwords When You Die 1Password LastPass Google Inactive Account Manager 5th Annual Listener Survey Connect with Benjamin Brandt Get the Retire-Ready Toolkit: http://retirementstartstodayradio.com/ Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/retiremeasap Subscribe to the newsletter: https://retirementstartstodayradio.com/newsletter Subscribe to Retirement Starts Today on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbean, Player FM, iHeart, or Spotify