Declutter your digital life with a 5-day email challenge designed to boost your online organization and strengthen your tech skills.

We all have organizing projects that we put off, and that’s just as true in our online life as in our closets and kitchens. In a recent survey, more than half of people over 50 say they are having trouble managing and organizing their digital information.

Sign up to join the 5-day Digital House Cleaning Challenge to feel more secure and in control of your digital footprint. Here’s what to expect in your inbox when you sign up.

We’ve designed each day and corresponding newsletter around a key topic, complete with classes and resources to guide you through. Download the Digital House Cleaning Challenge checklist to print and follow along from home.

Day 1: Privacy Settings on Your Phone

• Watch our Tech Tip videos on How to Limit Tracking in iPhone Apps or Android Apps to learn more about app tracking.
• Read Reviewing iPhone Privacy Settings or Reviewing Android Privacy Settings for step-by-step instructions on how to see and adjust what the apps on your phone can access.
• Take our Privacy Personality Quiz. Are you an an open book, a digital ninja, or somewhere in between?
• Join some of the classes below to dive deeper into the topic of privacy settings.

Day 2: Password Managers

• Read our Techspert article on Strong Passwords to learn why strong passwords are important and what changes you can make to strengthen your passwords across accounts.
• Watch our video Learn to use the Passwords app if you are an iPhone user or Learn to sign up and use the Bitwarden app if you are an Android user.
• Join some of the classes below to dive deeper into the topic of passwords.

Day 3: Social Media Settings

• Read step-by-step instructions for Reviewing Publicly Visible Content on your Facebook Account to ensure you know what your Facebook permissions are.
• Review your privacy settings and make changes that you feel comfortable with while you’re in your Facebook account.
• Join some of the classes below to dive deeper into the topic of social media settings.

Day 4: Digital Documents

• Watch our video on How to Scan a Document with iPhone if you’re an iPhone user or How to Scan a Document with Android Using Google Drive if you’re an Android user.
• Watch our video on How to Sign a Document on iPhone to learn about signing documents on your iPhone.
• Watch this video recording on Estate Planning Made Easy to stay on top of your personal life administration.
• Join some of the classes below to dive deeper into the topic of securing important documents.

Day 5: Secure Storage

• Read our handout on Digital Vaults to learn what documents should be stored in a digital vault vs. standard cloud storage. 
• Read AARP’s article What Is a Digital Vault, and Do I Need One? to learn more about why it’s important to get your important documents in order.
• Sign up for a digital vault service. While there are a few different options to choose from, AARP members can get a discount on Prisidio.
• Join some of the classes below to dive deeper into the topic of safe storage solutions.