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The Retirement Newsletter: Getting my affairs in order
Welcome
Welcome to issue number -87.
This week, an odd one — getting your affairs in order. Yes, a bit depressing as none of us like to think about ‘the end’, but at the same time, it is something we do need to think about.
Planning for the future
Please note that I am not a financial advisor or legally trained. I am writing about what I have read over the years. This is not financial or legal advice. Please consult a financial advisor or solicitor/lawyer.
Recently, I have been thinking about ‘the end’. And all this was brought on by going to what I can only describe as a disaster of a funeral. (I will be saying more about planning funerals in a later newsletter.)
A few months back, I went to a funeral that was, well, there is no other word for it, a disaster. The funeral was nothing like the person, who I knew very well, would have wanted. The funeral made no sense and didn’t connect with the person’s life. Yes, there was the ‘they did this, they did that’ eulogy, and even that was missing key moments in the person’s life. And when it came to prayers and choice of music, it had nothing to…
