— SABRINA SCANDAR
“I'm not sure that we had thought that much about an organization system, really, before we had kids,” Sabrina says. “And so it was random. The things we did need organized were probably in a variety of Google docs and folders, and then everything else was just in our brains.”
Sabrina was also influenced by the example of her father, who had organized all of his important documents before his death 11 years ago. “It was immensely difficult emotionally, but logistically, it was very straightforward,” she says.
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Sabrina has found Trustworthy's templates invaluable, guiding her in organizing documents she hadn’t even considered.
“Before that, we were like, ‘whatever comes to mind,’ when we think of what needs to be shared and organized. But this gave me a sense of like, ‘what about this?’ And ‘what about this?’ Things that I hadn't considered might be important for keeping in one place, making sure that my husband and I and whoever else is important in our lives has access to.”
Now a mother of two, that “whoever else” has become increasingly important. Trustworthy has enabled Sabrina and her husband to relax in knowing that the important people in their lives have access to essential family documents, ensuring the best possible future for their kids.
“It just gave me a real sense of structure and organization that I needed and that I felt would be important for managing my life going forward,” she says. “But then also, in the event of something terrible happening to me or my husband, it gave me a lot of peace of mind to know that whoever then needed to organize things would know how to do that really easily without digging through my emails or my Google folders.”
For Sabrina, having all her documents in one place is as much about day-to-day convenience as it is about future-proofing her family.
"Recently, we were trying to fill out some applications, and instead of going and trying to find the appropriate cards in some filing cabinet in my office, I was able to just pull up the Trustworthy app, find the information I needed, put it into the application, and go on.”
— BRADLEY CUTLER
— SCOTT BENNETT
That’s when Scott and his sisters became the primary caregivers for their mother, who was struggling with multiple sclerosis. After she died, the emotional turmoil was compounded by administrative headaches of settling her estate.
“I wouldn't say my parents were the most organized when it came to their personal affairs. They were scattered at best. So it was through that experience that I realized, there has to be a better solution. How many more families are going to go through this?”
Scott tapped his personal experience and marketing background to develop a coaching firm, Full Circle Advisors, designed to help patients and their families navigate such situations.
Joined Trustworthy after a health crisis
In the meantime, Scott and his wife believed they were doing a great job organizing their own affairs. However, in early 2023, as Scott awaited an urgently needed heart transplant, it became evident that their organization was not as thorough as they had thought. With Scott in a medically induced coma while a donor heart was sought, his family struggled to access both critical and routine information they needed.
“I thought we were 90% organized, but my wife couldn't get into my phone,” Scott says. “And when her husband was laying there, likely going to die, the last thing she needed to be troubled with was, ‘What is the password to the TV account?’”
Ultimately, Scott received a life-saving transplant. As part of his journey to recovery, he saw the importance of maintaining a secure and organized digital system that everyone in his family could access.
That’s what led Scott, now 52, to the Trustworthy Family Operating System®, which empowered him with the ability to store and share digitized versions of important family documents.
— MARGUERITTE ANDRESEN
Trustworthy’s auto-reminders alert members when important documents, such as driver's licenses and passports, are about to expire.
“Trustworthy means peace of mind that my financial and personal information can be found in one trusted location and the digital documents can be easily shared with my loved ones,” Margueritte says. “I would advise anyone considering it to give Trustworthy a try, so you too can gain greater financial peace of mind.”
— KEVIN ROSE
Written by Nash Riggins for Trustworthy.
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