u/bgelfius

Built this as a solo project: it's a place to store wills, funeral wishes, insurance details, passwords, and other things your family will need — but won't be able to find — after you die.

The mechanic: proof-of-life check-ins. We ping you periodically, and if you go dark after a few reminders, your designated custodians get notified and unlocked into the vault automatically. No lawyers, no manual process, no family digging through email trying to find the life insurance policy number during the worst week of their life.

Still early — looking for feedback on the onboarding flow and whether the check-in cadence feels right (too naggy vs. too infrequent to feel safe). Built on Azure, if that's relevant to anyone else building in this space.

dad-is-dead.com — happy to answer questions about the build or the idea.

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Built this as a solo project: it's a place to store wills, funeral wishes, insurance details, passwords, and other things your family will need — but won't be able to find — after you die.

The mechanic: proof-of-life check-ins. We ping you periodically, and if you go dark after a few reminders, your designated custodians get notified and unlocked into the vault automatically. No lawyers, no manual process, no family digging through email trying to find the life insurance policy number during the worst week of their life.

Still early — looking for feedback on the onboarding flow and whether the check-in cadence feels right (too naggy vs. too infrequent to feel safe). Built on Azure, if that's relevant to anyone else building in this space.

dad-is-dead.com — happy to answer questions about the build or the idea.

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Looking for advice on the best strategy to get 2 people from Florida to Taipei in Business Class using Chase Ultimate Rewards. This is a one way ticket. This is the start of our 4 week sabbatical which coincides with our 30th wedding anniversary. We're traveling around Asia.

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Current situation:

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- 2 travelers

- Origin: Tampa (TPA)

- Willing to reposition the day before from anywhere in the U.S. (SFO, LAX, SEA, YVR, etc.)

- Target departure: 2/27/2027, but flexible by several days

- Destination: Taipei (TPE)

- Strong preference for nonstop transpacific flight

- Open to 1 stop if it significantly improves award availability

- Preferred arrival time is early evening in Taipei (around 5–6 PM local time)

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What I've already looked at:

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- EVA Air SFO → TPE

- EVA Air LAX → TPE

- United SFO → TPE

- Air Canada Aeroplan

- United MileagePlus

- Chase Travel Portal

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Currently I am not seeing any saver-level Business Class award space through Aeroplan or United.

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Points situation:

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- ~275,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points available

- Chase portal pricing is currently around 235,000 points for ONE Business Class ticket

- I'm willing to pay cash for one ticket if that's the best way to get both travelers on the same flight

- Goal is either:

1. Two award seats in Business, or

2. One award seat + one paid Business seat on the same flight

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Questions:

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1. Which programs should I be monitoring besides Aeroplan and United for EVA or United space?

2. Is there a typical timeframe when EVA releases partner Business award seats for February travel?

3. Given my points balance, would you focus on finding one award seat and buying the second ticket, or keep hunting for two award seats?

4. Are there any routings I'm overlooking that regularly have better Business availability to TPE from the U.S. West Coast?

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Any tools, alerts, or search strategies you'd recommend would also be appreciated.