Happy Anniversary!

Hi All,

Just thought of a great idea for a blog entry!  Anniversaries.  How cool is that?  And how universal - if you are married you have an anniversary!!!  And if you're not married you can celebrate with your significant other!

Here's a link for anniversary gifts by year! And it just does make sense that Hallmark is the creator of this site!  Note that there are traditional anniversary gifts (paper, cotton, leather, flowers, wood...etc) and a more modern version (clocks, china, glass, appliances, silverware, wood....etc) next to each anniversary on the webpage.

Click here for another site with similar information - only this time the traditional and modern gifts are organized in an easy to view table. 

For a bit more context of wedding anniversary's, click on this link from Wikipedia that goes to the topic of 'Wedding anniversary'.

And for something completely different, click on this link from OnlineFlowers.com.au that talks about the various meanings behind each wedding anniversary.  Interesting stuff to be sure - and note that the site is Australian.

Finally, here's a link of anniversary quotes for your husband and anniversary quotes for your wife!  Game on!  Which quotes are better or sweeter or nicer?  You choose!

Enjoy the site and the anniversaries - my how the years go by.  (The days are long the years are short!)

Regards,
Stu

Getting Your Affairs In Order

Hi All,

Welcome to another year and while we are a decent portion of the way through the month of January...the beginning of the year is definitely here!

And the beginning of the year is a great time to get your affairs in order.  There was an interesting article in the New York Times on Friday, January 11th.  The title of the article is 'A Shocking Death, A Financial Lesson and Help For Others.  Click on this link to read the article. 

Basically the article talks about the need for adults to prepared for the untimely death of a spouse or a loved one.  This actually happened to the author and, as a result of the untimely death of her spouse, she created a website called 'Get Your S--- together'.  Click here for the link to the site.

Now while there are many, many websites on the web that purport to help you with various aspects of wills, trusts, estates and financial planning...here are a few of the better, less biased website available. Note that some of these sites might possible charge for the service(s) that they are providing....


Wills
Nolo Press - Online Will
Wall Street Journal - Before Its Too Late - A Test of Online Wills - caveat: done in 2009.
Legacy Writer - Free Online Wills
Bankrate.com - Do-It-Yourself Wills Online


Along the way you might consider creating a trust....Hopefully you won't need these sites, but better safe than sorry.

Regards,
Stu