Category Archives: Estate Planning

Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financially Organized

The Terror of Inheriting a Mess Part 3: Your Scary Stories Continued

Posted on by Marie Burns
Mature woman frustrated
14
Nov

After sharing Part 1 and Part 2 of the Inheriting a Mess and scary stories series, and since I keep receiving comments, emails, and shared stories from readers and other women I have talked with recently, I thought it only fitting to finish with one more blog on the scariest day of the year (Happy Halloween!). I hope that…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financially Organized

The Terror of Inheriting a Mess: Part 2

Posted on by Marie Burns
mature woman confused
31
Oct

What better time to complete this topic series – Terror of Inheriting a Mess – than October, National Estate Planning Awareness Month!?! Based on your feedback and sharing from Part 1, this blog shares stories, tips and encouragement for those who have experienced inheriting a mess. Your Stories One Sixty and Me reader forewarned that you often can’t…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning

The Terror of Inheriting a Mess: Part 1

Posted on by Marie Burns
Mature woman reading paper
03
Oct

What do you do when you inherit a mess? Where do you start? How do you move forward? Part of one woman’s solution, Heather Parker, was to become an estate planning attorney to help others avoid the same mess she experienced in her family. Most of us can’t choose that response but let’s take a…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financially Organized, Marriage

Money Remodel Tips AFTER Marriage

Posted on by Marie Burns
after marriage tip
31
Mar

A Fairy Tale Once upon a time…she kissed the frog who turned into a prince…and they lived happily ever after! Is that how your marriage story went or is going? Mine neither! Although I do have to say that after 37 years, my husband and I feel less stressed, happier, and are definitely enjoying life….

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning

Avoid These 3 Common Estate Planning Mistakes

Posted on by Marie Burns
estate planning
11
Mar

We humans have an understandable tendency to take action on things that are important to us in the moment. And until we have something happen in our lives that remind us that our risk of mortality is 100%, we often leave the “when I’m gone” wishes on the back burner. This is why 60% of…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Marriage

Top 3 Money Remodel Tips BEFORE Marriage

Posted on by Marie Burns
before marriage tips
28
Feb

Money: Too Often a Red Flag for Couples Call it money issues, financial trouble, money stress, or financial disagreements, they are all red flags in a long-term relationship if they are not resolved. Money is often one of the top reasons for divorce. So acting on financial conversations, investing in a Money Remodel so to…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Wellness, Financially Organized

How about a Money Remodel?

Posted on by Marie Burns
black couple papers
09
Feb

New year, new start, new way to do something, an opportunity to new improve your life…at least that’s how we often start the new year, right? Take advantage of those good intentions to get yourself headed in the right direction, whether it’s related to your health, your home, your relationships, or your money. Enjoy the…

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Estate Planning, Financial Advocate, Financial Planning

Working with the Experts: Dos and Don’ts

Posted on by Marie Burns
financial experts
10
Jan

Whether you are in need of a new mechanic, dentist, or hairdresser, your main priority is to find someone you can trust to meet your needs reasonably. The same holds true for seeking financial experts like a tax advisor, estate planning attorney, or financial advisor. So whether you have moved, life has changed, or you…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Wellness

What’s a Girl to Do? Financial Planning Considerations for Single Women

Posted on by Marie Burns
single woman sitting on couch
13
Dec

The Numbers Life is full of surprises, changes, and adventures we often never dreamed would happen. These events are not always happy times but become part of the facts of our lives regardless. As women, for various reasons (death, divorce, choice) that often means we are eventually alone without a spouse. The US Census Bureau…

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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Wellness, Financially Organized

Is it Time to Declutter Your Finances?

Posted on by Marie Burns
woman with calculator
27
Nov

Keep it Simple You may have heard the acronym K.I.S.S. which stands for Keep It Super Simple (or is it Keep It Simple Stupid?). Simplifying, decluttering, downsizing, uncomplicating (is that a word !?!) are all referring to great advice, in my opinion, to clarify the situation and make life less complicated, less overwhelming and often…

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