Too many people focus on their expected “retirement” costs, but fail to plan for the costs associated with nursing homes and the like. These costs can quickly erode someone’s life savings.

Along the lines of your article, people work so hard to acquire the wealth they have, yet fritter it away by avoiding how that money will be handled in the end.

Its a little morbid, but somewhat funny to think that you can make financial mistakes even after you’re pushing up daisies!

I understand that funerals are more for the living than the deceased in many situations, but usually you’ll want it to be passably appropriate, and it can be frustrating and upsetting to try and second guess what somebody “would have wanted” when it’s too late to ask them for their input.

Good luck on avoiding that last post for as long as possible. Beware rogue mouse clicks!

This is the real reason we should be using your advice!
.-= LeanLifeCoach´s last blog ..Economists – Capitalists or Socialists? =-.

Similarly, although my wife gets the business when I die (as of now anyway), I don’t want her to hog it because she won’t need it for the money. That’s why I asked her to find caretakers for it instead of finding the highest bidder.