The Goodbye App Blog
Guides and ideas for letters, legacies, and messages that wait for their moment.
Legacy Letters · 11 min read
Sixty questions grouped by theme, the sentence that opens the conversation, how to record the answers on an ordinary phone, and what to do when they say no.
September 8, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
Voicemail empties itself on a timer and the phone line will be cancelled. How to save the recording on iPhone and Android, what to do if the phone is locked, and where the rest of their voice is hiding.
September 8, 2026
End of Life Planning · 11 min read
What to decide, what it actually costs, what American families are entitled to ask a funeral home for, and the one part of the plan nobody else can write for you.
September 8, 2026
Future Messages · 10 min read
What to say when your mind goes blank, how to record on a phone so it sounds like you, and how ninety seconds tonight reaches somebody in twenty years.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
How many open when letters to write, which occasions to skip, what goes in the open first letter, and how a set actually reaches people after you die.
September 2, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
Eight methods compared on the two questions that decide everything: how it knows you have died, and whether the carrier will still exist.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
What to say to a husband or wife in a letter they open after you die, what to leave out, two full letters you can copy, and how to make sure it reaches them.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
What only a grandparent can write, how to reach a grandchild with no email address, and the arithmetic that decides whether you write to a child or an adult.
September 2, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
Google can delete an account unused for two years, warnings and all. What its own help pages say before you trust a scheduled email to carry a farewell.
September 2, 2026
End of Life Planning · 10 min read
What a Japanese ending note is, the eleven headings that go in one, and the fix for the part nobody solves: making sure your family ever finds it.
September 2, 2026
Future Messages · 10 min read
Which birthdays to write for, what to say at each age, and how to make a letter arrive on the right morning years from now, even if you are not there.
September 2, 2026
End of Life Planning · 10 min read
A free funeral wishes template you can copy from the page, a filled-in example, and the honest answer on whether your family has to follow it.
September 1, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 10 min read
Three complete self-written eulogies you can copy, plus how long yours should run and how to make sure the person you name actually has it on the day.
August 31, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
The five letters to write before you leave, with copyable examples for your wife or husband, your kids, and the day you walk back through the door.
August 30, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
Start with one letter in twenty minutes. Six things to say to a child, what to do when writing exhausts you, and how to make each letter arrive on time.
August 29, 2026
Future Messages · 8 min read
Time capsule letters turn an ordinary day into something a child opens decades later. What to write, two example letters, and how to be sure it arrives.
August 25, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 9 min read
Four complete eulogies: a mother remembered by her daughter and son, a father by his daughter and son, with notes on why each one works.
August 24, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 9 min read
How long should a eulogy be, with word counts per minute, plus twelve complete short eulogies for grandparents, parents, siblings, spouses, and friends.
August 23, 2026
Grief and Healing · 8 min read
Around half of conscious hospice patients describe visits from loved ones who died. What these visions are, how they differ from delirium, and how to respond.
August 19, 2026
Digital Legacy · 8 min read
Griefbots, voice clones, and the new digital replica laws: what AI recreations of the dead can do, what early research says, and how to state your wishes.
August 18, 2026
End of Life Planning · 7 min read
Death doulas sit with the dying and their families: presence, planning, legacy. What they do, what they cost, and the questions to ask before hiring one.
August 17, 2026
End of Life Planning · 8 min read
Cremation has overtaken burial and greener options are legal in more states every year. How each works, what it costs, where it is legal, and what your family receives.
August 16, 2026
Digital Legacy · 7 min read
Scammers now publish fake obituaries within hours and sell fake funeral livestreams. What to leave out of an obituary, how to verify, and where to report.
August 15, 2026
End of Life Planning · 7 min read
Death cleaning is not about death. How to declutter so your people never have to, the questions that decide what stays, and the one thing to add as you subtract.
August 14, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
Five real ways to leave letters behind, why most are never read, and how scheduled delivery makes sure your words arrive at the exact right moment.
August 2, 2026
Future Messages · 7 min read
How to write letters your children open at 18, at graduation, on a wedding morning: what to say, example lines, and how they arrive decades from now.
August 2, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
A letter your family reads only if something happens to you. What to include, a template to copy, and how it stays sealed unless it is ever needed.
August 1, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 6 min read
A last message in your own voice can bring warmth and even laughter to the hardest day. What to say in two minutes, and how it reaches the room.
August 1, 2026
Future Messages · 7 min read
One big letter or one every year? A five part structure, full example letters for a son and a daughter, and how to be sure they arrive on the day.
August 1, 2026
Living Funerals · 8 min read
A celebration of life held while you can hear every word. How to plan a living funeral in eight steps, ideas that work, and what to say at one.
July 31, 2026
End of Life Planning · 8 min read
A complete death folder checklist: the documents your family will need, where to keep them, and the section every binder forgets: your words.
July 31, 2026
Legacy Letters · 8 min read
Your family inherits your things; a legacy letter hands them what you actually knew. Twenty prompts, example passages, and choosing the moment it is read.
July 31, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 8 min read
Twelve honest techniques for getting through a eulogy: defusing the hardest lines, the record and listen rehearsal, and a backup plan for the podium.
July 31, 2026
Grief and Healing · 7 min read
Grief counselors have used the unsent letter for decades. Why writing to someone you lost helps, prompts to begin, and what to do with the letter.
July 31, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 7 min read
A step by step guide to writing and delivering a eulogy, plus the part nobody tells you: how to record your own funeral speech in your own voice.
July 30, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
What to say in a goodbye letter, how to start when words feel impossible, real examples, and how to deliver it now or decades from now.
July 30, 2026
Future Messages · 6 min read
Write a letter to your future self, your children, or the people you love, and schedule it to arrive on the exact day it matters.
July 29, 2026
Digital Legacy · 7 min read
What happens to your accounts, photos, and words when you are gone is up to you. A six step plan you can finish in an afternoon.
July 28, 2026