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Getting Started: Key Contacts

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Written by David K.
Updated over a week ago

Contacts can be added to all of your other LifeHub items, so it can be useful to add them first.

Here is a list of contacts you should consider adding. You can create a list of these contacts in your contact manager to export to LifeHub.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Immediate Family

People who live with you or depend on you.

  • Spouse or partner

  • Children

  • Dependents (e.g., adult children, elderly parents, roommates with shared finances)

💡 Why? These are the first people someone may need to help or inform in an

emergency—or who might be directly affected.


🧓 Extended Family

People who should be notified or who might help.

  • Parents, siblings

  • Grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins (if close)

  • In-laws

📝 Tip: Consider who’s emotionally close, might step in, or would want to know if

something happened to you.


📞 Emergency Contacts

Even if they're already listed on your phone, it’s great to have the explicitly listed here:

  • Emergency contacts, if not listed in family section

  • Guardians or executors or people who are named in your legal documents

🔐 Why? Emergency responders or hospitals may contact these people first.


🧑🏻‍⚖️ Legal and Financial Advisors

People who know your affairs or hold important responsibilities.

  • Estate planning attorney

  • Accountant or CPA

  • Financial planner

  • Insurance agent(s)

  • Executor or trustee (if named)

📂 Include: Full name, firm (if applicable), role (e.g., “executor of will”), phone,

email.


🩺 Medical Contacts

  • Primary care physician

  • Specialists (cardiologist, neurologist, etc.)

  • Therapist or counselor

  • Dentist

  • Veterinarian (if you have pets)


🏢 Professional & School Contacts

  • Employer HR representative

  • Direct manager (optional, but useful for leave or benefit questions)

  • Daycare provider, teacher, coach, principal

  • College advisor (if child is in higher education)

🧠 Why? These contacts can help manage obligations or provide continuity (e.g.,

for your kids).


⛪ Community or Religious Leaders

  • Pastor, rabbi, imam, or spiritual mentor

  • Volunteer coordinator (if you’re deeply involved somewhere)

  • Other group or board members

❤️ Why? They might help communicate news, support loved ones, or coordinate

care/help.


📦 People Who Know Your Routines

These people can help with immediate logistics.

  • Close neighbor

  • Dog walker, nanny, housekeeper

  • Personal assistant or household manager

  • Emergency backup caregiver for kids or pets

🧭 Tip: These are the folks who know how to “run your life” day-to-day.


🏡 Home & Property Services

  • Handyperson or general contractor

  • Plumber

  • Electrician

  • HVAC technician

  • Pest control service

  • Landscaper or gardener

  • Pool service

  • House cleaner or cleaning service

  • Appliance repair technician

🛎 Tip: Note who has access codes or keys, or who is on a recurring schedule.


👨🏻‍💼 Business or Self-Employment Contacts

  • Business partner

  • Office manager or assistant

  • Bookkeeper or accountant (if not already included)

  • IT support or tech consultant

  • Lawyer for business-related matters

  • HR/payroll contact (if you employ others)

  • Vendor or key contractor

💬 Why? These contacts can help keep your business operations afloat—or inform

clients and manage transitions if needed.


💼 Lifestyle and Logistics

  • Dog walker, pet sitter, groomer

  • Child’s tutor, music teacher, therapist

  • Personal assistant or virtual assistant

  • Car mechanic or mobile repair service

  • Delivery or courier service (if used regularly)

  • Travel agent (if you use one)

🚗 Extra Tip: If someone regularly enters your home or manages logistics, note

how they’re paid and contacted.

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