Welcome to My Legacy Safe

A Legacy Safe is a handheld steel safe with six aluminum panels, engraved with your life story.

A timeless way to capture and share your cherished memories with family, friends, and future generations.

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Preserve Your Story for Generations

My Legacy Safe offers a unique way to tell your life story and preserve your legacy in a durable format that stands the test of time.

Creating your Legacy Safe online is fun and easy with our user-friendly Legacy Safe Builder.

Your Legacy Safe is designed to last for generations. Because it is made of steel and aluminum it is less likely to be lost, destroyed or become obsolete like other forms of media such as CD's, paper, USB drives or even the cloud.

How it works

Building your Legacy is a simple 2 step process.

Step 1.
Create entries in the six following categories.
    • Relatives
    • Life Summary
    • Family
    • Memorable Moments
    • Personal Favorites
    • Reflections and Life Lessons
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Step 2.
Order your Legacy Safe.

Once you have completed your entries and confirmed they are correct, place your order and recieve your Legacy Safe within 14 days.

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Give a Legacy Safe as a gift.

Gifting a Legacy Safe to someone you love helps ensure the story of their life and who they are, doesn’t get lost to history. Encouraging them to tell their story is a gift from them to future generations.

Not having a permanent, written record of their life is a void that can’t be filled once they are gone. Encourage them to make the story of their life an important part of future generations.

Buy as a gift

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Don't you wish that your parents and grandparents had left a written record of their life experiences?


Why Create a Legacy Safe?

Remember, we all leave footprints.

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, or someone who wants to share their story, leaving a secure and durable record of your life is invaluable. Your story will be cherished by future generations, providing them a glimpse into your life and the legacy you leave behind.

Have you ever wished your parents or grandparents had left a written record of their life experiences? Now, you can create that legacy for your loved ones.

A legacy is not leaving something for people.
It's leaving something in people.

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"The true meaning of life is to plant trees
under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

Simple Pricing: $149

Includes:
  • A personalized steel Legacy Safe, engraved with your name.
  • Six anodized aluminum panels, laser engraved with your life story.
  • Lifetime online access to view, and update your story.
  • Free shipping within the Continental US and Canada.
  • 14-day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee once you receive your completed Legacy Safe Package

FAQ

Your Legacy Safe is not designed to be a detailed accounting of your life. It is meant to provide enough details about you and your life so that someone reading will have a reasonable mental picture of who you were, how you thought, where you lived, what you did, and important events and observations that shaped your life.

Our 7 day free trial gives you full access to My Legacy Safe.  You can start working on you life story and get a feel for how the program works.  You can sign up to purchase your Legacy Safe during this period or you can decide to opt out and delete your account. There is no obligation on your part other than to try us out.  No credit card required.

How much do you really know about those who came before you? Most of us only know the few things we saw or heard from our parents and grandparents. Wouldn’t you like to know what made them who they were and more details about their life? Future generations will want to know you. You are the beginning of their story and your story is worth telling. A Legacy Safe is the perfect way to permanently record your life story so it won’t be easily lost or destroyed. It is designed to last for generations and will be a door into the past for those who come after you.

Yes! We have gone to great lengths to make the process as easy as possible. The information you will provide has been broken down into six categories, Relatives, Life Summary, Family, Memorable Moments, Favorites, and Reflections & Life Lessons. As you create entries for each of these categories we provide questions, examples, and memory prompts at every step.

Our Legacy Safe Builder will take you step by step through the process. The six categories of information when complete, will cover most aspects of your life. The categories and questions are assembled in an easy to use, logical fashion to help you create your life story.

Our questions, memory prompts, and examples will help give you the right words to create the entries that tell your story. Most category entries are designed to be easy to answer and allow you to be as creative as you want

We think most people can complete the information in the six categories over several days. It not unreasonable to complete the process within a week or two.

Yes. Your Legacy Safe information is kept on a secure server and is protected by a Username and Password of your choosing. We will not sell or share your information with any other person or company.

With a Legacy Safe your information is laser engraved on 6” x 8” anodized aluminum panels and stored in a small steel safe engraved with your name. Recorded and stored this way your life story is far less likely to be lost, misplaced or accidently destroyed and will last for generations. Every other legacy program we know of, records your data on paper or some electronic means that may become obsolete. These media work in the short term, but we all know how easy it is to misplace, lose or destroy things like this. And trying to find a USB drive or something in the cloud 50 years from now, who knows?

Yes. Once you have created your Legacy Safe, you will be able to order additional copies. These make truly unique birthday or holiday gifts. And you will be able to update and edit your information at any time.

If for any reason you are not satisfied with your Legacy Safe, you can return it and receive a 100%, no questions asked refund within 14 days of receiving your completed Legacy Safe. Simply send us an email at “contact@mylegacysafe.net” letting us know that you want a refund and a short explanation of why. You’ll be asked to send your Legacy Safe back and as soon as we receive it we’ll process your refund with no questions asked.

Yes! Leagcy Safes make a unique and thoughtful gift for any occasion. You can purchase a Legacy Safe for someone else by clicking on the “Buy as a gift” button on the home page.

We will be glad to update and replace any panel at a nominal cost. Just email us at “contact@mylegacysafe.net” explaining the error, and we will quote you a price to replace the panel.

Advantages of a Legacy Safe

Easy to use on your mobile device or computer using text or voice input.

You’ll create a “hard copy” record of your life story that will never become obsolete.

Use your Legacy Safe for safe keeping of valuable photos and small keepsakes.

Your steel Legacy Safe is less likely to be lost or destroyed than paper or electronic media.

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Documenting your personal journey is a powerful way to preserve memories, life lessons, and experiences that shape not only your story but those of future generations. Whether through written memoirs, audio recordings, or engraved metal panels, recording your life offers a timeless gift, connecting loved ones to their heritage and inspiring future descendants with tales of resilience and growth.

Beyond historical value, reflecting on life’s milestones and challenges can be deeply therapeutic, providing personal insight and emotional closure. For families, these stories foster a profound sense of identity, offering inspiration through ancestors' triumphs. Unlike traditional history books, personal stories add richness and context to major events, bringing a human touch to social, cultural, and political moments.

By engraving your story onto permanent mediums, you create a lasting legacy—a physical and emotional bridge to the past—preserved for centuries, ensuring that your life and experiences remain a cherished part of your family's heritage.

In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s easy to lose touch with our roots. Surprisingly, studies show that only 32% of Americans know the details of their grandparents' lives, and even fewer can recount the stories of their great-grandparents. In a time when family heritage can quickly fade, preserving your legacy has never been more important. Imagine sharing your family’s unique history on beautifully crafted metal panels that can withstand the test of time. These panels offer a tangible and elegant way to keep the stories alive for generations to come.

Our metal panels provide a stunning medium to document your family’s history. Unlike fragile paper records or digital files that may one day be forgotten, metal panels are designed to last, creating a timeless tribute to your loved ones. Passing down this legacy ensures that future generations will not only know where they came from, but also feel deeply connected to the stories that shaped them. Don’t let your family’s history be a mystery—preserve it now in a way that will stand strong for decades. Let us help you craft a family legacy that your children, grandchildren, and beyond can cherish forever.

Recording your life story helps keep your memories safe, builds a legacy for your family, and shares lessons for future generations. It allows you to think about your life, find meaning in your experiences, and inspire others. Sharing your journey helps people understand each other better, strengthens relationships, and can even heal wounds. Writing down your story can also be a good way to deal with emotions and grow as a person and, it encourages others to share their own stories, creating connections. By saving your story, you give a lasting gift that links the past, present, and future.

Creating a legacy is about leaving a lasting impact beyond your lifetime. It can be a deeply fulfilling pursuit, often shaped by your values, passions, and the mark you want to leave on others.

Reflect on what truly matters to you. Are there causes, ideas, or values that drive you? Knowing your core beliefs guide your actions and choices and shape your legacy.

The value of one’s life history is profound, as it holds personal meaning, lessons learned, and a roadmap of resilience, growth, and insight that can guide others.

Your life history gives you a clearer understanding of who you are, where you come from, and what you stand for. The experiences you've gathered reveal your core values and the driving forces behind your actions, shaping your purpose.

Absolutely! Every life story is worth writing because each person’s journey is uniquely complex, full of experiences, lessons, and insights that can offer value to others and deepen self-understanding.

Writing down your story often brings clarity about your life path. It helps you make sense of the experiences, challenges, and triumphs you’ve faced, offering insights into what has shaped you and what truly matters to you.

Every life has moments of courage, resilience, and vulnerability. These moments, when shared, can provide invaluable guidance and motivation to others. Even seemingly small experiences may hold profound meaning for someone else going through something similar. As we like to say “We all leave footprints.”

Recording your life story can inspire others by sharing real-life lessons and hope. By opening up about your challenges, successes, and experiences, you offer guidance, encourage resilience, and help others feel less alone. Your story builds empathy, motivates others to follow their dreams, and reminds them of their own strength. In sharing your journey, you create a positive legacy that can uplift and empower others.

I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. - Anne Frank

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. - Oprah Winfrey

The only true gift is a portion of yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When a day passes, it is no longer there. What remains of it? Nothing more than a story. If stories weren't told or books weren't written, men would live like the beasts, only for the day. - Isaac Bashevis Singer

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. - Maya Angelou

If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. - Toni Morrison

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. - Steve Jobs

If you want to stand out from the crowd, give people a reason not to forget you. - Richard Branson

There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place. - J.K. Rowling

Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people. - Robin Sharma

History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it. - Winston Churchill

We tell ourselves stories in order to live. - Joan Didion

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. - Elie Wiesel

Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded. - Virginia Woolf

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. - Helen Keller

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. - Nelson Mandela

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. - Madeleine L’Engle

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection. - Anaïs Nin

History is who we are and why we are the way we are. - David McCullough