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Yeah, I liked that bit in the film where the guy had set up his own embalming. It occurred to me that there is much more I can do to prepare. But, first what I already know I need to do. Scanning all documents and letters for each of my cats is first up. Then, a bit down the road is renewing my will. Luckily I have a Primary at 100% and then it rolls to 33.33% each to a family member, a friend, and a charity.
Tonight, I'm the one with insomnia. I'm surprised the video didn't keep me awake last night. Definitely, definitely, make your cats' provisioning a priority. Thank you for being mindful of them.
I'm still reacting to the video and tomorrow will set about scanning all documents remaining to be scanned. In my case, scanning is kep on encrypted external hard drives that no one will be able to access after my death. If that video taught me one thing (it actually taught me several things, grueling though it was), it's that I'm much more private a person than I ever knew. The thought of strangers potentially reading even a relic UPS code jotted in a notebook or a phone number no longer active is abhorrent to me.
Tonight, I'm the one with insomnia. I'm surprised the video didn't keep me awake last night. Definitely, definitely, make your cats' provisioning a priority. Thank you for being mindful of them.
I'm still reacting to the video and tomorrow will set about scanning all documents remaining to be scanned. In my case, scanning is kep on encrypted external hard drives that no one will be able to access after my death. If that video taught me one thing (it actually taught me several things, grueling though it was), it's that I'm much more private a person than I ever knew. The thought of strangers potentially reading even a relic UPS code jotted in a notebook or a phone number no longer active is abhorrent to me.
Which encrypted external hard drive would you recommend?
I too like to keep everything in one place and secure.
Which encrypted external hard drive would you recommend?
I too like to keep everything in one place and secure.
I just checked, and dang, Ebay lowered the prices *again* on Western Digital Passport external drives. The prices are ridiculously low for, example, a 2T or even 4T external. I have three of them in three different colors. Of course you can buy black. They also come in blue, red, orange, yellow, and white.
In order to open them, you follow simple instructions about inputting a password into Western Digital Security, software that depending on your model either comes with the drive or is downloaded from the WD website.
I don't know if there's a "countdown" to the number of tries you have before the drive is wiped out as a defense against wrong password tries.
Of course, you can buy Kingston USB sticks from Amazon (and elsewhere), and some pricey UK company sells for $$$ similar devices on Amazon. But I have never gone wrong with Western Digital. You can even clone entire laptops so that the drive opens literally with the identical OS instead of lists of files. Cloning eats up the drives, but if ten years of your life was spent on a trusted laptop, you may very well want to honor it before you wipe its easily removable HD or reformat it. In my case, I wiped two Windows 7 units with DBAN and earned a few bucks selling them. All the data is safe now but inaccessible to anyone but me.
Tonight, I'm the one with insomnia. I'm surprised the video didn't keep me awake last night. Definitely, definitely, make your cats' provisioning a priority. Thank you for being mindful of them.
I'm still reacting to the video and tomorrow will set about scanning all documents remaining to be scanned. In my case, scanning is kep on encrypted external hard drives that no one will be able to access after my death. If that video taught me one thing (it actually taught me several things, grueling though it was), it's that I'm much more private a person than I ever knew. The thought of strangers potentially reading even a relic UPS code jotted in a notebook or a phone number no longer active is abhorrent to me.
The scanning is more preparation in case I ever had to evacuate (fires, natural disasters, etc.). Once I'm gone and my stuff is disposed of I would hope my executor will dispose of both paper and electronic records. I need to stick around for my kitties to get through their little lives. It's what keeps me going. But, I'm still preparing.
I was named executor of my mothers estate that was modest (about 500K) and simple (an even split between six children) that turned out to be the most frustrating, time consuming, and expensive family activity I ever experienced.
Turns out that attorneys are very expensive and required to process probate in most locations. When a couple of heirs contest the settlement it takes much time and money to negotiate settlements and get agreement with all and in probate court.
This was a terrible year of dealing with conflicts and staggering legal costs. Any time this kind of situation is foreseeable I recommend contracting out the process, accepting the costs (large hourly plus a estate percentage) and keeping a distance to protect your sanity.
This was a terrible year of dealing with conflicts and staggering legal costs. Any time this kind of situation is foreseeable I recommend contracting out the process, accepting the costs (large hourly plus a estate percentage) and keeping a distance to protect your sanity.
In hindsight, I have often asked myself if my first reaction--to reject an inheritance--wouldn't have added years to my life or led to an early but happier demise, in either of which case I would have come out ahead. I never thought it was possible to suffer as badly psychologically, emotionally, and of course physically, as I did after my surviving parent died.
Unless I were the sole beneficiary of anyone's Will, which is possible for me still, I would instantly renounce any interest in any inheritance. I learned the depths of depravity in hearts that no other life experience taught me, and I lost all respect for life, period. Extreme, yes, but absolutely true.
In hindsight, I have often asked myself if my first reaction--to reject an inheritance--wouldn't have added years to my life or led to an early but happier demise, in either of which case I would have come out ahead. I never thought it was possible to suffer as badly psychologically, emotionally, and of course physically, as I did after my surviving parent died.
Unless I were the sole beneficiary of anyone's Will, which is possible for me still, I would instantly renounce any interest in any inheritance. I learned the depths of depravity in hearts that no other life experience taught me, and I lost all respect for life, period. Extreme, yes, but absolutely true.
Yes money reveals the real person…
Had a little of that already when my dad remarried after my mom died in her 80s and his wife and her daughter decided to pluck him like a daisy…
Yes money reveals the real person…
Had a little of that already when my dad remarried after my mom died in her 80s and his wife and her daughter decided to pluck him like a daisy…
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m talking about in regard to depravity. Probate might be a good name for a television series if every probate story weren’t somehow at some point inherently ugly. After all, it all starts with death.
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But, I'm still preparing.
