Guides
What we wish we'd known sooner
Free, practical guides on the things nobody explains until they happen to you. We write them because people ask us every week.
Scattering ashes ceremony: how to plan it and what to say
Checking the rules, practical tips for the day, a simple order of ceremony and words you can adapt for the sea, the hills or a tree.
Ceremonies30 celebration of life ideas (and how to plan one)
Ideas for the place, the memories, the food and the keepsakes, how to choose between them, and a six-step plan with an invitation to adapt.
CeremoniesHow to plan a non-religious funeral
Where to hold it, who leads it, how long it lasts and an order of service to fill in. For anyone who has to arrange one in a few days.
CeremoniesHow to write and read a eulogy
You've been asked to speak at a funeral in two days. The structure that works, a template to fill in and how to read it on the day without breaking down.
Legacy50 questions for interviewing your grandparents
Stories are lost because we don't ask in time. Where to start and how to do it so it doesn't feel like an interrogation.
LegacyWhat to give a father who has everything
He's eighty, he doesn't want anything, and last year you bought him a jacket that still has the tag on. Five options that actually work and the real lead times for each.
LegacyHow to record your parents' voices
You have hundreds of photos of them and not one recording of how they speak. How to do it with your phone, how to bring it up so they say yes and where to keep it.
LegacyHow much does a memoir cost
What the price is made of, the real market ranges and the seven questions to ask any quote before signing.
We publish new guides every month. If there's something you'd find useful, tell us and we'll write it.