Some people are just oblivious and fail to make a plan. Just assuming all

will work out. My Dad refused to talk about any of that until they built the military cemetery in Dublin.... although he was pretty good about his finances. He had an “ in case of death” file with some good-to-know info. Your advice is spot on though.

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Posted: 06/11/2021 at 4:36PM

So here's the outcome of my BIL dying last month -- Baltimore Hokie 06/11/2021 2:45PM

Some people are just oblivious and fail to make a plan. Just assuming all -- DonHo-kieHi 06/11/2021 4:36PM

It's a small consolation, but Virginia would have been even worse (1/3 to -- HokieEngineer 06/11/2021 4:07PM

It was an employee stock purchase account from his previous employer -- Baltimore Hokie 06/11/2021 4:24PM

Don’t tell my wife, but I’m worth more dead than alive. 😳 ** -- B777Fr8Dog 06/11/2021 4:02PM

Same here. My knows it, so I tread lightly. ** -- reestuart 06/11/2021 5:02PM

Oh she is well aware. We discuss it frequently. -- vt90 06/11/2021 4:40PM

You should have this down by now... -- EDGEMAN 06/11/2021 5:31PM

According to the US Government at least 4 times ... -- vt90 06/11/2021 5:48PM

I’m right there with you! Shhhhhhh! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 06/11/2021 4:31PM

Mr. Potter will be glad to hear that. -- RhinoVT 06/11/2021 4:04PM

The children can do disclaimers of inheritance to let it all pass to wife -- lchoro 06/11/2021 3:50PM

They will not, most likely -- Baltimore Hokie 06/11/2021 4:19PM

The best time to ask is when empathy is high -- lchoro 06/11/2021 7:48PM

I like this.. -- One4VT 06/11/2021 4:04PM

Can take a life insurance policy against the difference in pension -- One4VT 06/11/2021 3:34PM

How old was he? ** -- Brown Water 06/11/2021 3:30PM

69 ** -- Baltimore Hokie 06/11/2021 3:44PM

Damn ** -- PhotoHokieNC 06/11/2021 3:27PM

Many people just never get around to it -- Tailgate Guru 06/11/2021 3:25PM

I bit the bullet and paid an attorney about 10 years ago ... -- vt90 06/11/2021 3:47PM

Maybe he just never got around to doing it? -- FfxStationHokie 06/11/2021 2:58PM

You think he arranged all that purposefully? -- typed by ben 06/11/2021 2:54PM

More negligent that purposeful -- Baltimore Hokie 06/11/2021 4:21PM

I see ** -- typed by ben 06/11/2021 7:00PM

Too coincidental unless he was already brain dead -- TomTurkey 06/11/2021 3:24PM

Tom ** -- Stork 06/11/2021 3:53PM

I've thought through it and every asset in both names -- TomTurkey 06/11/2021 4:49PM

Some people are just oblivious and fail to make a plan. Just assuming all

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