Stepwise Press

Practical guides for life's paperwork-heavy jobs

Stepwise Press publishes plain-language guides and printable toolkits for the jobs that come with a stack of forms, such as settling an estate, helping a parent get their records in order, or looking after a house. Each book breaks the work into small steps you can take one sitting at a time.

Each book comes with a free printable and fillable toolkit of its working pages. Choose a book below to get its kit by email.

The Executor's Next Step

by Nora Kittredge

A plain-language guide for a first-time executor settling a parent's estate, with the first weeks laid out step by step.

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One Binder for Mom and Dad

by Nora Kittredge

How to gather a parent's records, accounts, and roles into one binder the whole family can find, a sitting or two at a time.

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One Hour a Month

by Ben Hollis

A monthly hour of upkeep for homeowners, with a 12-month calendar, seasonal checklists, and a map of every shutoff.

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