Some mail makes me wonder...and nervous!

[John Schmidt]

In the past I've received notices from various doctors that are reminders to schedule an eye check up, dental, blood test, general physical, colonoscopy, etc.  But today I got a letter from a local funeral home. Do they know something I don't? Is it an invitation to a reunion, measurement for one's final residence...so I finally opened it. Turns out it was a survey and if returned, I get the chance to review an insurance offer from an affiliate. File 13.

As for other checkups, I do need an eye exam. Dental...just drop them off in the morning, pick them up that afternoon. Blood tests...I have plenty of blood thank you, including a general physical. As for colonoscopies, they can now put that where the probe goes. 

[Jess from VA]

John, I saw more doctors this past year than the past 40 years.

Except for my good internist (who manages my general game plan), I'm done with it.

Funny thing, in the past month, a number of the others have scheduled me for follow ups.

Nothing to do, all diagnostic studies already done (all negative).  So I canceled them all.  Insured or not, I do not care to help them pay off their homes, cars or boats, for unnecessary routine follow ups.

I did contract for my future cremation a while back.  All any survivor needs to do is make one phone call, and get a bunch of certified death certificates.  No funerals, no caskets, no plots, no ceremonies.  And no probate court either.   

[Moonshot_1]

John, I saw more doctors this past year than the past 40 years.

Except for my good internist (who manages my general game plan), I'm done with it.

Funny thing, in the past month, a number of the others have scheduled me for follow ups.

Nothing to do, all diagnostic studies already done (all negative).  So I canceled them all.  Insured or not, I do not care to help them pay off their homes, cars or boats, for unnecessary routine follow ups.

I did contract for my future cremation a while back.  All any survivor needs to do is make one phone call, and get a bunch of certified death certificates.  No funerals, no caskets, no plots, no ceremonies.  And no probate court either.   

A "bunch of certified death certificates"?

What are you? A cat?

[scooperhsd]

You need a surprising number of certified copies of a death certificate to wrap up the deceased's affairs....

[Willow]

...  All any survivor needs to do is make one phone call, and get a bunch of certified death certificates. ...   

A "bunch of certified death certificates"?

What are you? A cat?

In some circles referring to a man as a female feline can be quite offensive.  But then, the world has changed.    

[Jess from VA]

John, I saw more doctors this past year than the past 40 years.

Except for my good internist (who manages my general game plan), I'm done with it.

Funny thing, in the past month, a number of the others have scheduled me for follow ups.

Nothing to do, all diagnostic studies already done (all negative).  So I canceled them all.  Insured or not, I do not care to help them pay off their homes, cars or boats, for unnecessary routine follow ups.

I did contract for my future cremation a while back.  All any survivor needs to do is make one phone call, and get a bunch of certified death certificates.  No funerals, no caskets, no plots, no ceremonies.  And no probate court either.    

A "bunch of certified death certificates"?

What are you? A cat?

Well, if your heir(s) will inherit your 401K, bank accounts, insurance, Veteran's benefits, Social Security benefits, home, vehicles not in their name, or anything else, they have to prove you're deceased (they won't just take your word for it).  And joint ownership is fine, but if a joint owner decides to cash out an entire account which has been active for 50 years, and never accessed by that joint owner before, there will be questions.

Death certificates are the way.  And they won't settle for an email, they will want an original.

Good men (and women) should plan ahead for their death with up to date wills (or trusts), and a file full of accounts, account numbers, points of contact, instructions on all manner of things.  This takes some work ahead of time to save your heir(s) a huge headache, time and money (if you care about them).  

This is something very relevant to our aging band of rider members. 

[Rams]

Well, if your heir(s) will inherit your 401K, bank accounts, insurance, Veteran's benefits, Social Security benefits, home, vehicles not in their name, or anything else, they have to prove you're deceased (they won't just take your word for it).  And joint ownership is fine, but if a joint owner decides to cash out an entire account which has been active for 50 years, and never accessed by that joint owner before, there will be questions.

Death certificates are the way.  And they won't settle for an email, they will want an original.

Good men (and women) should plan ahead for their death with up to date wills (or trusts), and a file full of accounts, account numbers, points of contact, instructions on all manner of things.  This takes some work ahead of time to save your heir(s) a huge headache, time and money (if you care about them).  

This is something very relevant to our aging band of rider members. 

I agree with you on just about everything you've said in this thread.   My only question is this (since I don't have a copy of the will), at what point in the will is my name mentioned?   If, it comes under the section for paying off any outstanding bills, it needs to be amended.   

Rams