On Sep 19, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > I'm sorry if I made a bad joke. Please understand this was all tongue in > cheek. > > As for plans, I had a massive heart attack in June and nearly died. 8 > stents and a pacemaker later I am alive and kicking. > > My suggestion's are: > > Make a will. > Put all of your real estate and investments in a trust with you and your wife > (and possibly your next of kin) to avoid inheritance tax (I am no lawyer, so > contact a lawyer on how to do this) > Make sure there is a list of all bank account and credit card numbers some > where where both of you can access it (a safety deposit box or home safe > comes to mind). > I would suggest that all of your passwords are kept in a password manager > that both of you have access to or encrypted somewhere with a password you > both know. > In case you both were to die together, make sure your next of kin knows how > to find or access the above information. > If you have special requests for disposition of your property after you die, > state it in your will or make a list and put it in the safety deposit box > mentioned above. > > These are some of the things my wonderful wife and I did after my heat attack. > > Please forgive the morbid nature of this but my perspective has changed since > the heart attack.
This is a very, very important point. At the start of Covid, I lost a very good friend to a heart attack. He was an incredibly knowledgable professional photographer. With a studio larger than most houses, and an insane amount of gear (including drum scanners). From what little I know, the story doesn’t have a happy ending. Both my wife and our eldest have a pretty good idea on the books, as well as the camera gear. They have less of an idea on the Classic Computer equipment, though I know they know it’s not worthless. They might have a better idea on the Video Games than me. Zane
