Haus
I am Big Balls!
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Short of me making some incredibly lucky windfall stock pick or a lotto ticket purchase I don't think I have enough runway left between now and a coffin to get past the estate tax exemption
Wills and Estate Planning....
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Don't sell yourself short. Maybe I can get my company to buy a bunch of shit from you for a big fat commission!Short of me making some incredibly lucky windfall stock pick or a lotto ticket purchase I don't think I have enough runway left between now and a coffin to get past the estate tax exemption
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Pre purchase burial plots and funeral arrangements for the both of you. Funeral decisions are really the only decisions she needs to make when you die. Pre arrange it. That way only 1 phone call is required and everything else is done.This has already been done. And I'm about to refine it further. It boils down to a very small set of accounts. (401k, e-trade, company stock plan (in a separate e-trade account) , a few Crypto wallets, and our bank accounts (all of which she already has access toA few insurance policies of various ilk. And she's already on the title to the house.
The "wild ass crazy old Haus" brain actually wants to leave a series wacky treasure hunts for certain friends and family members and the rewards would be the various crypto wallets (as they are not a hung portion of the asset pool). But I'll worry about that if I make it past this surgery, before then I do plan on recording some "If I'm gone you should know this" letters/video clips on thumbdrives.
I thought about this, but I also know where me dying will probably put Lady Haus emotionally for a bit, and I know her strong points and such to know making any decisions or doing things would be the opposite of what she'd be good at while grieving, that I want to do everything I can to make it so she has zero to worry about/do/control/handle/decide.
You can make an arrangement with a lawyer you trust to execute a series of tasks when you die. Prepare your USB sticks, envelopes, whatever, label them, and hand them to the lawyer to distribute when you die. Just know that you're going to pay $200-500 /hr for the lawyer to enact your end of life adventure of scavenger hunts and stuff. Some lawyers may refuse if the scheme is too elaborate or hokey. The lawyer can also notify the funeral home as his first obligation so only the lawyer needs to be called on your death.
If/when mrs haus dies, that lawyer can also execute her will, and take his fees from your estate. The probate court should keep him honest.
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