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Jim Bono's avatar

Preparing is so important. A will, trusts, clear instructions regarding power of attorney are all so important. My wife and I have also prepaid our final arrangements. We did that years ago. We've consolidated our assets within one financial institution and provided a list of all needed passwords and their accounts to our son who is the executor. I do hope that we are able to gift much of our 'stuff' soon (we are working on this) as none of our millennial children want to be burdened with cleaning out our house. We have advance directives and they are on file. We've always taken a pretty matter-of-fact approach to this topic which helps. But we don't do the whole skeleton thing. Much more into fall decorations - though I appreciate the more traditional aspects of the Dia de Los Muertos and, in particular, the mass (though I'm not Catholic).

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Klara Tammany's avatar

Take it a step further to also plan after death care! After the experience of doing a home funeral for my Mom, I will never do otherwise. An intimate, loving experience with no funeral home involved. Some friends and I who had this experience started a group to help others do the same here in Maine. www.lastthings.net has everything on it you need to know to do a home funeral here. My family story is posted there. Others provide such resources in other states. Check out www.funerals.org for the national network for advocacy and education.

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