To my family,
If you're reading this, it means I'm not there to tell you these things in person — so I wrote them down while I still could.
I had a beautiful life. Forty-two years with your father. Five grandchildren who taught me what joy actually feels like. A career that mattered to me. I leave nothing important unsaid, because I tried to say it all while I was here.
About what's mine to leave: it's all written down in this book. Tom's gold pocket watch — the one his father gave him — should go to David. My mother's diamond ring is for Sarah, the way she always wanted. The piano in the living room belongs to whoever plays it the most. Don't sell it.
The most important thing isn't in any of these pages. It's that you keep loving each other after I'm gone. Don't drift. Call each other on Sundays. Show up at the holidays even when it's hard. Forgive each other faster than I ever did.
I love you. All of you, exactly as you are.
— Mom (and to the grandchildren, Grandma)
Sample preview
This is what a finished Kept4 legacy looks like, using a sample persona named Margaret.
Hello, Margaret.
Kept4 is where what matters lives — ready to be passed on.
Four things, one place.
Everything in Kept4 builds toward the same goal: making sure nothing important is lost.
Your Letter
What you'd most want your family to hear, in your own voice.
Your Stories
Memories worth keeping — chapter by chapter, written over time.
Your Possessions
A clear inventory: what it is, what it means, who it goes to.
Your People
The contacts and family members who need to know what you know.
A peek at what you're building
The Letter
Margaret, 68 — a retired teacher, married to Tom for 42 years, grandmother of five.
Generated from Margaret's intake answers. Yours will sound like you.
A peek at what you're building
The Collection
Margaret, 68 — a retired teacher, married to Tom for 42 years, grandmother of five.
28 items catalogued · showing 6
Tom's gold pocket watch (1948)
His grandfather gave it to him
For
David
Mother's diamond engagement ring
She's always loved it
For
Sarah
The Steinway piano (1962)
Do not sell
For
Whoever plays it most
Recipe box (handwritten cards)
My mother started it in 1951
For
Lucy
Cape Cod beach house
See the attorney about the trust
For
Split among the children
Wedding photo album
Keep it in the family
For
David (eldest)
Photos, stories, and intended recipients — so nothing meaningful gets lost or fought over.
A peek at what you're building
The People
Margaret, 68 — a retired teacher, married to Tom for 42 years, grandmother of five.
Key contacts your family will need
Sarah Mason
(555) 010-0119
Eldest daughter — executor
David Petrie
(555) 010-0142
Family attorney · Mason & Petrie LLP
Susan Hartley
(555) 010-0188
Financial advisor · Edward Jones
Pastor Tom Nguyen
(555) 010-0203
Pastor · First Methodist
Dr. Eleanor Park
(555) 010-0166
Primary care physician
Attorney, advisor, doctor, executor — the people they shouldn't have to scramble to find.
That's what you're building
Ready to start yours?
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