Smart Estate Organization Blog

Most of us are feeling helpless, bored and even scared in the midst of the COVID-19 tragedy. We believe that planning ahead is one of the kindest things you can do for your family. As many of us are isolated or quarantined, it is an ideal time to not only clean out our closets but to organize our lives. For a limited time, download the Departing Details Workbook free - we want to help!

This article from the Financial Post discusses a recent poll of Canadian employees, which found that 60% would accept less money for better support of their personal well-being. Read more about how stress is affecting Canadians and the importance they are putting on mental health.

Dr. Ken Druck, one of our featured resources has a new book that is very relevant to our workbook users: "Raising Aging Parents: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life." It is a very comprehensive book, dealing realistically with the trials and challenges of being responsible for aging parents and trying to ensure their lives remain as good as possible. Alternately, the content provides a very helpful perspective for those of us who are intent on planning ahead and leaving a less stressful set of circumstances for our family to deal with if we become incapable or pass away unexpectedly. Please visit www.kendruck.com . We thank Dr. Druck for providing a wonderful compliment to Departing Details Workbook by including a reference to it in the book as a very useful resource, as he details in his video .

This article from Forbes explains the surprising fact that many Americans over 55 don't have their affairs in order. Find out what's holding people back, why estate planning is so important, and some tips for tackling the difficult subject.

Over the past two years many users of the Departing Details Workbook have asked if we are aware of alternatives other than a very expensive, traditional funeral. The services of Choice Memorial offer some options.

As more of our memories are stored online, including photographs and videos, it's so important to share account details. These two articles share stories about why you need to record access information, usernames, and passwords.

Departing Details is sponsoring this upcoming event and we're so excited to be a part of it. Event Details: Death over Dinner Calgary Tuesday, June 25, 2019 | 6:00 - 9:00 pm Thomson's Event Space, Hyatt Calgary Death over Dinner Calgary is meant to spark conversation and get people talking about this essential topic.

The team at Departing Details recently had the privilege of being introduced to Dr. Ken Druck, a renowned author and thought leader dealing with how to become the best version of you no matter your age. He has graciously provided an article for our Departing Details community.