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    For people who think ahead

    Planning quietly, while life is going on.

    Most plans cover the money. Few cover the moment in the first 48 hours, when the right people need to be told in the right order. Y.O.D.O. covers that part, on terms you set, and only on a verified passing.

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    The thought that does not quite go away

    You have probably written a will, or you mean to. You may have told someone where the important paperwork is. But there are still the smaller, more personal things: the message for your partner, the note to a child, the password for the photo archive, the wishes you would never write into a legal document. Y.O.D.O. is the place for those.

    How Y.O.D.O. helps

    • Take it one Message at a time

      Write something today, more next month, more next year. There is no deadline and no pressure. Drafts stay private until you are ready.

    • Choose who hears what, and when

      Each Recipient sees only the Messages you addressed to them. You can update your list as life changes.

    • A Check-in rhythm that fades into the background

      Daily, weekly, or monthly. Most people pick the rhythm once and barely think about it again, knowing that if they ever did go quiet, the right people would be told.

    Ways to leave a message

    In the format that feels right for you

    Different people prefer different formats. You can mix and match across Recipients, and change your mind at any time before delivery.

    Voice messages

    Especially valued by larger families. A separate short voice message for each person you love.

    Written notes

    Take it one Message at a time. Edit any time before delivery.

    Video messages

    Optional. Some people prefer not to be recorded, and that is absolutely fine.

    File attachments

    Photos, documents, or scans to accompany the words you leave.

    I am healthy and I plan to stay that way. But I would rather sort the personal side now, while I have time and a clear head, than leave it as one more thing for someone else to figure out.
    Marcus, focus group participant

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