Poll of the Day > Suppose you unexpectedly died tomorrow. Is your shit all together?

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Well, is it? Got your will and last testament all ready? Bills all paid-up? Automatic scripts on your computer to wipe your browser history?

Doesn't matter I'll be dead

Absolutely not. However as already said I'll be dead so fuck if I care.

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StarKnight23 posted...

Doesn't matter I'll be dead

this. No debts or unsettled matters. My family can do whatever they want with my money and after that throw my body in the trash for all I care.

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I have no kids nor responsibilities, I'm all set, ready and waiting.

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But I hadn't spawned yet

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My wife would get all our stuff (which ain't much anyway) and we don't have kids yet, so, pretty cut and dry.

DeathMagnetic80 posted...

My wife would get all our stuff (which ain't much anyway) and we don't have kids yet, so, pretty cut and dry.

You dont have any kids cause youre cut and dry? Im sorry, bro.

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it is.

considering that i'm dying at a very accelerated rate compared to most people, it seemed a very good idea to make sure my family was taken care of.

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I guess. I don't have a will, but my wife would automatically get everything.

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i dont really have assets

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More or less but my family can't really afford to bury me I'm also the only licensed driver in the house.

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My grandparents had a living trust, which totally eliminated the need for probate, and they'd compiled a binder with phone numbers and account numbers for all their bank accounts, insurance policies, Social Security, etc. When my grandfather passed away, all I had to do was open to page one and start following the directions.

On the other hand, when I came home from a business trip and found my spouse dead on the floor from a massive heart attack, I was totally lost. It was utterly unexpected and he had nothing planned out. When the Sheriff asked where I wanted them to take the body, I just blurted out the name of the mortuary in the nearest town, which turned out to be horribly expensive. I had to hunt through his horrible mess of paperwork to find account numbers, and I got very lucky and managed to find a drive that had a password file on it. Fortunately most or all of his family had predeceased him because I didn't have any addresses or anything to contact them.

I don't have anything for myself, either. And I'll probably even more difficult to deal with. All my paperwork is locked up in a safe, but I keep the key in a hidden location that nobody else knows about. But my biggest worry is my animals. If anything happens to me, will anyone take care of them? In the summer they can feed themselves and will be fine without help for a while, as long as the water holds out. But in the winter, there's no grass and they need to be fed at least daily.

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No it isn't!

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As if I'd die tomorr

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I don't have will, but I own almost nothing so I don't think it would be an issue. They'd just burn me up and throw my ashes in a cardboard tube, I guess.

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StarKnight23 posted...

Doesn't matter I'll be dead

This. My kids can sort it out. I owe nothing. The sports cars, tools, videogame collection, movie collection, book collection, miniature collection, martial arts gear and weapons, they can keep what they want and sell the rest. Thousands of books and games. Classic MKII Supra. Nice E36 convertible. 30+ swords, stage and sharp.

But I'm only 73 and looking forward to the century mark.

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Bulbasaur posted...

it is.

considering that i'm dying at a very accelerated rate compared to most people, it seemed a very good idea to make sure my family was taken care of.

You being serious?

Like a condition or because youre living a party lifestyle?

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I have some debt. Car loan, credit card and a personal loan from my bank. But I have no spouse and no cosigners so there isn't anyone who would be legally responsible for that debt, should I die tomorrow.
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This world is not fulfilling me, ya!

Bugmeat posted...

I have some debt. Car loan, credit card and a personal loan from my bank. But I have no spouse and no cosigners so there isn't anyone who would be legally responsible for that debt, should I die tomorrow.

Your spouse is only legally responsible for debts after death if they were a cosigner for loans or credit cards. Another reason to have separate credit cards.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Your spouse is only legally responsible for debts after death if they were a cosigner for loans or credit cards. Another reason to have separate credit cards.

That depends entirely on which state you live in. I live in a community property state (CA) and debts incurred during the marriage are generally considered community debt.
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wolfy42 posted...

I have no kids nor responsibilities, I'm all set, ready and waiting.

*high five*

Nay, but I think i'm good, no debt or anything, about the only thing that would cost my loved ones money would be a coffin and embalming I guess to look at my dead body lulz. I'd get buried on my reserve and one of my relatives would drive me to the community hall for a wake, then they would all carry me to the graveyard and bury my ass, yeah.

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Yes. Got my will in order and filed, everything squared away. My only major outstanding debt is my house mortgage and that's now at about a third of the value of the house, so it would not be difficult for that bill to be settled by my next of kin.

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WastelandCowboy posted...

Got your will and last testament all ready?

With the amount of driving and camping trips I go on, I oughta write a will at least. If by default my assets goes to my mother and/or sister, I would not be concern though. Still, I'd like to at least ensure my organs get donated, my body cremated, and ashes scattered at some mountain peak.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Bills all paid-up?

Nope. Still have about $10k in car loans and other bills. I have about $200k in life insurance so after funeral expenses and whatnot, there oughta be enough left to cover my bills.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Automatic scripts on your computer to wipe your browser history?

Maybe I'll ask my computer be cremated with me.


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No. I'd need to come back to shut my computer off before anybody used it.
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I'm only 27, but I did actually set up a living will a couple years ago.

Will's all drawn up and waiting.
House is all paid off.
No other outstanding debts.
IDGAF what my family does with things that were once mine.
Just need to decide whether to be buried or cremated.

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Alex1976 posted...

Just need to decide whether to be buried or cremated.

Both? Do anyone bury their ashes or typically keep em in urns/scatter them at sea? I might actually opt to not have a plot at a cemetery as I feel it is kinda a waste of space/money. After my nephews/nieces generation, I doubt any of their children will remember/know of me enough to visit my grave.

I will bury my mother next to my father in the same cemetery as my grandparents as that is what she wants (plus my parents already paid for the plot) but not sure if I'll want the same done to me.

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i mean yeah, its all on paper and it all goes to my wife

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HornedLion posted...

You being serious?

Like a condition or because youre living a party lifestyle?

i have primary biliary cholangitis that has caused cirrhosis

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Bulbasaur posted...

i have primary biliary cholangitis that has caused cirrhosis

So you have 10 years or less to live?


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lets go with less right now

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InfestedAdam posted...

Both? Do anyone bury their ashes or typically keep em in urns/scatter them at sea?

I was talking with a friend of mine and he said his mother wants to be cremated then buried next to her late husband. I was like, "You don't need a urn, a cardboard box will do."

When my spouse passed away I had him cremated, and his ashes are in a wooden urn in my room. When I die I want to be cremated as well, our ashes mixed together then part of them scattered at sea (my SO loved dolphins and was in the Navy) and part scattered in Yosemite (my favorite place on earth). I'm a hopeless romantic, aren't I?

I also have urns for my dog and one of my horses.



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captpackrat posted...

and part scattered in Yosemite (my favorite place on earth)

There's a Scout camp in New Mexico, Philmont, that I have attended four times thus far. Once in my youth and three times as an adult leader. Between one particular peak at this camp and another particular peak at some local mountains, I am hoping my ashes will be scattered into the wind. I will just need to make sure I obtain permissions beforehand and get some volunteers willing to hike up to these peaks.

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StarKnight23 posted...

Doesn't matter I'll be dead

This, pretty much. Granted, other than not wanting the government to get anything, I don't have much incentive to put my affairs in order.

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Bulbasaur posted...

lets go with less right now

Sorry to hear that man. I hope you live as long as you possibly can.


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Wouldn't be all that unexpected but I've got very little of value so it doesn't really matter and besides I'd be dead so who cares.

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theyd harvest all my organs and bring whatever was left to the cemetery for immediate burial. I personally dont see any point in embalming my remains. Just bury that shit and let nature do its thing.

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