An insightful guide on preparing for the worst, this book explains how people can minimize the suffering for those that survive them by taking advance action to realize the gift of goodbye. This guide posits that real wealth lies in emotional assets—the stories, lessons, values, image, voice, and love that makes people who they are. Financial assets will not provide family members with the ongoing love and support they will need, but by taking the six simple steps, in this manual they can create a legacy of love, leaving their children, partners, and grandchildren a precious gift that will be treasured forever.