Get Your Shit Together

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Post by Red_Tarsius » Tue, May 19, 2015, 1:42 PM UTC

Get Your Shit Together
getyourshittogether.org

Re: Get Your Shit Together

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Post by wehadfun » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:14 PM UTC

Thanks for the reminder.

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Post by a2tech » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:17 PM UTC

This site is great! My wife and I were just discussing how we needed to get a living will/will written down so our wishes are clearly understood in the case of an emergency.

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Post by thehoff » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:20 PM UTC

I ran across this site the other day as well as my wife and I were discussing that with a kid now we should get wills.

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Post by codeulike » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:21 PM UTC

Great idea! One thing though - this is presumably USA specific but nowhere does it actually spell that out, which could be confusing/timewasting for any brits or aussies who want to get their shit together. E.g a UK will has completely different wording to a USA will.

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Post by rcarrigan87 » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:26 PM UTC

It's a morbid subject, but working in home health care I'm shocked by how many people are totally unprepared when it comes to end of life planning.

And it's not just relatively young people or unexpected deaths. Many senior citizens with decent sized estates are totally unprepared or just assume their family will figure it out.

You pass on a lot of additional stress and hardship to your loved ones by not being prepared.

I love the site title btw.

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Post by lfender6445 » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:28 PM UTC

Can you imagine being in a vegetative state and not having legal means to end your life or have someone pull the plug?

I need to get my shit together.

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Post by jh37 » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:29 PM UTC

I actually JUST completed my will on doyourownwill for free. Pdf and word doc. http://www.doyourownwill.com

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Post by iamthepieman » Tue, May 19, 2015, 2:32 PM UTC

I didn't see this covered under the will section but do talk to important people in your life while you are making your will. Nothing in your will should be a surprise to those that are involved in your estate after you die.

If you are leaving a large asset (money, house, investments, a 500 foot yacht in the Bahamas you never told anyone about) then the person getting it should know before hand.

If you have kids you need to discuss what happens to them, who takes care of them etc. This is a careful balance of the burden you put on family and friends and the well being of you children with the balance favoring your kids.

The most important thing is that you have these discussions and then document them in a will. Do not just fill out an online form, have it notarized and filed in a safe deposit box to be unearthed when you meet your end, timely or otherwise.

The process of creating a will like this can be a catalyst to re-prioritize your life and what is important to you and your family.

But of course, it doesn't have to be. As this site mentions, get your shit together! It's better to have a boilerplate will squirreled away somewhere that no one but your lawyer knows about than none at all.