Book Nook: In Case You Get Hit By a Bus - How to Organize Your Life for When You're Not Around Later

 I like to think of myself as fairly organized when it comes to running the household. Part of the reason is that several years ago, my husband and I knew someone our age who died, leaving his wife to figure out all of the household details like bills and other important data. At that point, I got even better about making sure my husband was informed about things.

However, I know that's not always perfect, and I know that having conversations isn't the same as making sure that everything is easily navigable by someone who hasn't done as much with the household. So I was happy to review In Case You Get Hit By a Bus. In some ways it was comforting to know that I had the major bases covered. In other ways, I was surprised at how many things I had overlooked.

The book is well-organized, written in a way that can make a task that seems incredibly daunting more manageable. The chapters are well-organized, meaning that you can focus on just one area at a time. The book also details things that don't have to do with money - how to handle the stuff, whether tangible or intangible, that we acquire over the course of a lifetime. What happens to digital accounts? What about photos and other memorabilia?

I really liked this book because of how comprehensive it was. Most of the other similar books I've seen focus on the financial side of things - and that's great, and incredibly necessary. But it's also important not to overlook the other aspects of life when planning for what happens when something major happens.

Abby Schneiderman, co-founder and co-CEO of Everplans, is an industry expert in the areas of digital estate planning, technology, and consumerism.  She  is a Forbes.com Contributor and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC.

Adam Seifer, co-founder and co-CEO of Everplans, has helped create multiple huge online communities and networks and is an inventor on “the social networking patent” now owned by LinkedIn.

Gene Newman serves as Everplans’ editorial and education director and has spent his career as a writer, editor, and content leader for Maxim.com, Hachette Filipacchi Digital, and other lifestyle properties.

All three authors live in New York City.