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Getting Started: Key Contacts

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Written by David K.
Updated over 10 months 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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