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   ·   Day 2: Passwords   ·   Day 3: Settings   ·   Day 4: Digital Documents   ·   Day 5: Storage   ·   Checklist   ·   Tech Tip Videos   ·   Articles   ·   Privacy Personality Quiz

Day 1: Privacy Settings on Your Phone

Online Classes About Privacy Settings

Free
Mon, December 8 EST
3:00PM EST / 2:00PM CST / 1:00PM MST / 12:00PM PST

Managing Privacy Settings on an iPhone Demo

Trainer: Johnny Hernandez

Keep your browsing your business! Learn how to manage Safari's private mode and adjust app permissions on your iPhone.
Free
Tue, December 9 EST
3:00PM EST / 2:00PM CST / 1:00PM MST / 12:00PM PST

Managing Privacy Settings on Your Android Demo

Trainer: Johnny Hernandez

Keep your browsing your business! Learn how to manage Chrome’s Incognito mode and adjust app permissions on your Android device.

Quiz: Is your online life more public than you think?

Take this 5-question quiz to find out if you’re an open book, a digital ninja, or somewhere in between. At the end of the quiz, you’ll get personalized tips to help you protect your privacy while getting the most from the internet.

Day 2: Password Managers

Online Classes About Password Managers

Free
Wed, December 17 EST
10:30AM EST / 9:30AM CST / 8:30AM MST / 7:30AM PST

Passwords, Passkeys, and More

Trainer: Saily M Gutierrez

Registration required.

Tired of resetting your password all the time? Join this lecture to discover password alternatives and different ways to manage your passwords.
Free
Tue, December 30 EST
7:00PM EST / 6:00PM CST / 5:00PM MST / 4:00PM PST

Passwords, Passkeys, and More

Trainer: Zeke Tijerina

Tired of resetting your password all the time? Join this lecture to discover password alternatives and different ways to manage your passwords.
Free
01/05/2026 EST
2:00PM EST / 1:00PM CST / 12:00PM MST / 11:00AM PST

Passwords, Passkeys, and More

Trainer: Saily M Gutierrez

Tired of resetting your password all the time? Join this lecture to discover password alternatives and different ways to manage your 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.

Online Classes About Social Media Settings

Free
Tue, December 16 EST
3:00PM EST / 2:00PM CST / 1:00PM MST / 12:00PM PST

Instagram Privacy Demo

Trainer: Johnny Hernandez

In this demonstration, we'll explore Instagram's privacy options for both public and private accounts!
Free
Thu, December 18 EST
1:30PM EST / 12:30PM CST / 11:30AM MST / 10:30AM PST

Digital Legacy at a Glance

Trainer: Saily M Gutierrez

Will your digital content and social media pages live on forever? Come learn about your digital legacy options!
Free
Tue, December 30 EST
3:00PM EST / 2:00PM CST / 1:00PM MST / 12:00PM PST

Managing Facebook Privacy Settings Demo

Trainer: Johnny Hernandez

Take control of your privacy on Facebook!

Day 4: Digital Documents

Online Classes About Digital Documents

Free Documents, laptop and couple with calculator writing, planning or calculate financial budget, savings or bank payment. Mortgage insurance, taxes and black woman and man review accounting finance data.
Thu, December 11 EST
11:00AM EST / 10:00AM CST / 9:00AM MST / 8:00AM PST

Introduction to Estate Planning Resources & Tools

Trainer: Johnny Hernandez

Registration required.

A simple plan is better than no plan! Get to know a few free and low-cost resources that make it simple to plan your estate.
Free Documents, laptop and couple with calculator writing, planning or calculate financial budget, savings or bank payment. Mortgage insurance, taxes and black woman and man review accounting finance data.
Mon, December 22 EST
2:00PM EST / 1:00PM CST / 12:00PM MST / 11:00AM PST

Introduction to Estate Planning Resources & Tools

Trainer: Saily M Gutierrez

A simple plan is better than no plan! Get to know a few free and low-cost resources that make it simple to plan your estate.

Day 5: Secure Storage

Online Classes About Secure Storage

Free
Fri, December 19 EST
7:00PM EST / 6:00PM CST / 5:00PM MST / 4:00PM PST

Digital Vaults

Trainer: Zeke Tijerina

Ready to ditch the filling cabinet and store your documents virtually? Join this lecture on Digital Vaults to learn how!
Free
Mon, December 22 EST
12:00PM EST / 11:00AM CST / 10:00AM MST / 9:00AM PST

Cloud Storage

Trainer: Adriel Lou

Goodbye floppy discs and USB drives! Learn about cloud storage options that save your files remotely.
Free
01/05/2026 EST
10:30AM EST / 9:30AM CST / 8:30AM MST / 7:30AM PST

Digital Vaults

Trainer: Saily M Gutierrez

Registration required.

Ready to ditch the filling cabinet and store your documents virtually? Join this lecture on Digital Vaults to learn how!

Join the Decluttering Tips group on Senior Planet Community, our social platform for seniors!

Sign Up Now

What to Expect

In this 5-day challenge, you’ll learn how to better control what digital information you share, the importance of password managers, how to store important documents using digital vaults, and more.

When you sign-up with your email address, you’ll receive one email per day for 5 days. Each day, we will share a challenge for you to complete. For example, the first day we will challenge you to update your app permissions on your phone. We’ll also share resources to help guide you through the process.

If you want to unsubscribe from Senior Planet emails at any time, you can do so at the bottom of any Senior Planet email or reach out to us.

Ready to take the challenge? Sign up now! Questions? Call our free hotline at 888-713-3495.

Digital House Cleaning Challenge ChecklistChecklist: 5-Day Digital House Cleaning Challenge

Download or print our Digital House Cleaning Challenge checklist to help you keep track of your daily tasks and overall goals. Follow along to stay organized, secure, and in control of your digital data!

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Tech Tip Videos

How To Limit Tracking in iPhone Apps

How To Limit Tracking in Android Apps

How to Scan Documents on iPhone

How to Scan Documents with Google Drive (Android)

How to Sign a Document on iPhone

Estate Planning Made Easy

 

Looking for more videos? Click here to explore our “Digital House Cleaning Challenge” playlist on YouTube!

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