What is the Reality?
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Again, my humor is wasted. I'm 68 years old, owner of a small business, and do not take life for granted. I've been very fortunate with my health my entire life and continue to run, work out, and stay active. Of course I have made arrangements in the event of my death. I sincerely appreciate your examples, and concerns, as I have attended too many wakes and funerals in the last few years. I don't dwell on the inevitable. My only real planning for what lurks ahead, is to be aware of my mental health and leave this place on my own terms when the time comes. I will NOT linger in a nursing home bed, staring at the ceiling for eternity. Assets?....never really obsessed with possessions. Of course I've accumulated things over the years. I've been very lucky in some ways with that also. As long as I have a couple race cars to throw money into, a few wolves to maintain,and a roof over my head...I'm good. This has lacked humor....sorry.
Again, my humor is wasted. I'm 68 years old, owner of a small business, and do not take life for granted. I've been very fortunate with my health my entire life and continue to run, work out, and stay active. Of course I have made arrangements in the event of my death. I sincerely appreciate your examples, and concerns, as I have attended too many wakes and funerals in the last few years. I don't dwell on the inevitable. My only real planning for what lurks ahead, is to be aware of my mental health and leave this place on my own terms when the time comes. I will NOT linger in a nursing home bed, staring at the ceiling for eternity. Assets?....never really obsessed with possessions. Of course I've accumulated things over the years. I've been very lucky in some ways with that also. As long as I have a couple race cars to throw money into, a few wolves to maintain,and a roof over my head...I'm good. This has lacked humor....sorry.
OK, sorry. I guess I just took your words at face value. I guess I need to be more attuned to dry humor, since I use it a lot myself.
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You are never too young. How old do you think you need to be? I just had to handle the estate of a cousin of mine. Died in her early 50s.
Yes, that is too young to die, but you are not too young to plan.....because you never know, and it helps your family and the cost is not that bad.
(not really trying to drum up business....I am just trying to give you some good advice)
This is absolutely correct.. I'm also thinking about revamping my will.. I'm not worth a whole lot.. I just want to save my surviving family members the headache a persons death could cause.. He would be wise to accept your advice.. if not for anything else.. To at least educate himself in such sensitive matters...
This is absolutely correct.. I'm also thinking about revamping my will.. I'm not worth a whole lot.. I just want to save my surviving family members the headache a persons death could cause.. He would be wise to accept your advice.. if not for anything else.. To at least educate himself in such sensitive matters...
Sounds like he actually has.
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This is absolutely correct.. I'm also thinking about revamping my will.. I'm not worth a whole lot.. I just want to save my surviving family members the headache a persons death could cause.. He would be wise to accept your advice.. if not for anything else.. To at least educate himself in such sensitive matters...
Sounds like he actually has.
Sounds like he actually has.
I just saying I agree.. That no matter where your at in life.. Its all about tying loose ends in life.. And leaving behind as few of them as one can...
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Sounds like he actually has.
I just saying I agree.. That no matter where your at in life.. Its all about tying loose ends in life.. And leaving behind as few of them as one can...
I just saying I agree.. That no matter where your at in life.. Its all about tying loose ends in life.. And leaving behind as few of them as one can...
Absolutely.
Sometimes the grief of losing someone can be overwhelmed by the absolute clusterShmuck dealt to the surviving loved ones because the deceased affairs weren't taken care of.
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I just saying I agree.. That no matter where your at in life.. Its all about tying loose ends in life.. And leaving behind as few of them as one can...
Absolutely.
Sometimes the grief of losing someone can be overwhelmed by the absolute clusterShmuck dealt to the surviving loved ones because the deceased affairs weren't taken care of.
Absolutely.
Sometimes the grief of losing someone can be overwhelmed by the absolute clusterShmuck dealt to the surviving loved ones because the deceased affairs weren't taken care of.
One of the things I strongly agree on is getting a Transfer of Death decree.. Whereby you can bypass any or all court litigation and have all of your assets transferred immediately to whomever is Executor of your Estate and affairs... Without any major hinderance...
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I just saying I agree.. That no matter where your at in life.. Its all about tying loose ends in life.. And leaving behind as few of them as one can...
Absolutely.
Sometimes the grief of losing someone can be overwhelmed by the absolute clusterShmuck dealt to the surviving loved ones because the deceased affairs weren't taken care of.
Absolutely.
Sometimes the grief of losing someone can be overwhelmed by the absolute clusterShmuck dealt to the surviving loved ones because the deceased affairs weren't taken care of.
Even late in life is a good time to revisit wills. We changed ours recently so that one of our kids gets a lot more than the other because the other will inherit far more than we have through the spouse's side of the family. Kids have been very close all their lives and this presented no problem whatsoever since I discussed it with both before making any changes.
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I blew all my money gambling.
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I blew all my money gambling.
I blew all my money gambling.
LOL! The old man used to tell us kids that his will consisted of one sentence, "Being of sound mind, I spent it all!"
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I blew all my money gambling.
LOL! The old man used to tell us kids that his will consisted of one sentence, "Being of sound mind, I spent it all!"
LOL! The old man used to tell us kids that his will consisted of one sentence, "Being of sound mind, I spent it all!"
Or you could be like George Saintsbury, one of the 1800s biggest wine connoisseurs. "Being of sound mind, I drank it all- too bad for you." Really, his cellar only had a couple cases left when he died. That's not like our wine class mentor who died last year, and left (by our best guess) around 6,000 bottles of wine to his kids. Fortunately they all like wine. His cellar could put some small beverage stores to shame.
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LOL! The old man used to tell us kids that his will consisted of one sentence, "Being of sound mind, I spent it all!"
Or you could be like George Saintsbury, one of the 1800s biggest wine connoisseurs. "Being of sound mind, I drank it all- too bad for you." Really, his cellar only had a couple cases left when he died. That's not like our wine class mentor who died last year, and left (by our best guess) around 6,000 bottles of wine to his kids. Fortunately they all like wine. His cellar could put some small beverage stores to shame.
Or you could be like George Saintsbury, one of the 1800s biggest wine connoisseurs. "Being of sound mind, I drank it all- too bad for you." Really, his cellar only had a couple cases left when he died. That's not like our wine class mentor who died last year, and left (by our best guess) around 6,000 bottles of wine to his kids. Fortunately they all like wine. His cellar could put some small beverage stores to shame.
My problem is I like fine books as much as fine wine and trying to maintain two great libraries is impossible. So I drink the wine among my lovely leather books. LOL! ???
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Or you could be like George Saintsbury, one of the 1800s biggest wine connoisseurs. "Being of sound mind, I drank it all- too bad for you." Really, his cellar only had a couple cases left when he died. That's not like our wine class mentor who died last year, and left (by our best guess) around 6,000 bottles of wine to his kids. Fortunately they all like wine. His cellar could put some small beverage stores to shame.
My problem is I like fine books as much as fine wine and trying to maintain two great libraries is impossible. So I drink the wine among my lovely leather books. LOL! ???
My problem is I like fine books as much as fine wine and trying to maintain two great libraries is impossible. So I drink the wine among my lovely leather books. LOL! ???
What are you reading now, TexAg?
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My problem is I like fine books as much as fine wine and trying to maintain two great libraries is impossible. So I drink the wine among my lovely leather books. LOL! ???
What are you reading now, TexAg?
What are you reading now, TexAg?
I have been remiss in starting my signed leather copy of "Wrinkles in Time" by Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist George Smoot. But taking it with me to Colorado tomorrow. Got distracted by a couple of forgettable murder mysteries and one forgettable ? on the poly board. LOL!?
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