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4--DECEMBER 27, 2017 GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON Dear Savvy Senior, What's the best way to distribute my personal pos- sessions to my kids after I'm gone without causing hard feelings or conflict? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and three grown kids that don't always see eye-to-eye on things. Planning Ahead Dear Planning, Divvying up personal possessions among adult child 'en or other loved ones can often be a difficult task. Deciding who should get what without showing favoritism, hurting someone's feeling or causing a feud can be difficult, even for close-knit families who enter the process with the best of intentions. Here are a few tips to consider that can help you divide your stuff with minimal conflict. Problem areas For starters, you need to be aware that it's usually the small, simple items of little monetary value that cause the most conflicts. This is because the value we attach to the small personal possessions is usu- ally sentimental or emotional--the simple items are the things that most families fail to talk about. Family battles can also escalate over whether things are being divided fairly by monetary value. So for items of higher value like your jewelry, antiques and art, consider getting an appraisal to assure fair distribution. To locate an appraiser, see Appraisers. org or AppraisersAssociation.org. Ways to divvy The best solution for passing along your personal possessions is for you to go through your house with your kids or other heirs either separately or all at once. Open up cabinets, drawers and closets, and go through boxes in the attic and/or basement to find out which items they would like to inherit and why. They may have some emotional attachment to some- thing you're not aware of. If more than one child wants the same thing, you will have the ultimate say. Then you need to sit down and make a list of who gets what on paper, signed, dated and referenced in your will. You can revise it anytime you want. You may also want to consider writing an additional let- ter or create an audio or video recording that further explains your intentions. You can also specify a strategy for divvying up the rest of your property. Here are some methods that are fair and reasonable: Take turns choosing: Use a round-robin process where your kids take turns choosing the items they would like to have. If who goes first becomes an is- sue, they can always flip a coin, draw straws or roll dice. Also, to help simplify things, break down the dividing process room-by-room, versus tackling the entire house. To keep track of who gets what, either make a list or use adhesive dots with a color as- signed to each person to tag the item. Have a family auction: Give each person involved the same amount of play money, or use virtual points or poker chips to bid on the items they want. For more ideas, see "Who Gets Grandma's Yel- low Pie Plate?" at YellowPiePlate.umn.edu. This is a resource created by the University of Minnesota Extension Service that offers a detailed workbook or interactive CD for $12.50, and DVD for $30 that gives pointers to help families discuss property distribu- tion and lists important factors to keep in mind that can help avoid conflict. It's also very important that you discuss your plans in advance with your kids so they can know ahead what to expect. Or, you may even want to start distributing some of your items now, while you can still alive. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of "The Savvy Senior'" book. THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON ESTABLISHED 1879, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM OFFICES AT 117 W. MAIN STREET' GOLDENDALE, WA 98620, TELEPHONE: (509) 773-3777, FAX: (509) 314-4201 EMAILS: NEWS@GOLDENDALESENTINEL.COM (NEWS, EDITORIAL, OBITUARIES, LEI-rERS) CALENDAR @GOLDENDALESENTINEL.COM (EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES) ADS @GOLDENDALESENTINEL.COM (DISPLAY ADVERTISING INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES) CLASSIFIEDS @GOLDENDALESENTINEL.COM (CLASSIFIED ADS INQUIRIES) LEGALS @GOLBENDALESENTINEL.COM (LEGAL AND PUBLIC NOTICES) Lou EDITORIAL: MARZELES, EDITOR & PUBLISHER JARYD CLINE, SPORTS EDITOR MAX ERIKSON, REPORTER BUSINESS AND OFFICE STAFF: OWNED BY TARTAN PUBLICATIONS, INC. LESLIE GEATCHES, PRESIDENT, AD DESIGN KARIE ELLIS, CIRCULATION MANAGER HEATH FLAGTvEDT, AD SALES PAUL GOURLEY, BOOKKEEPING nsI Deadlines: News and letters: Noon Monday Display Advertising: 5 p.m. Friday Classified Advertising: Noon Monday Legal Notices: 5 p.m. Friday Subscriptions: 1 Year. Goldendale Carrier: $32 2 Year. Goldendale Carrier: $52 Same prices within Klickitat County. Outside Klickitat County: $45, $75 USPS 2213-6000 WEEKLY. Periodical postage paid at Goldendale Post Office, Goldendale, WA 98620. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Goldendale Sentinel, 117 W. Main Street, Golden- dale, WA 98620-9526. THEY RE A D GRACE A IST HIGHWAY ROBBERY. I [A THEY F~HX~: ~T D EFICI. EXTRA MONEY WHEN FILE TT IT DIDN They're a blessing and a curse Some computerized machines were made to make us jog, climb, I hope you all have a very Happy or pump weights, all the while New Year! monitoring our heartbeat or Wow--2018: Remember when oxygen level--all because other the whole world was going to machines have made us turn to come to a screeching halt when them to regain our health. We are the clock struck midnight on the in a machine world and turning year 2000? I laughed at everyone evermore dependent upon them. then and was justified, because There are numerous electronic hu-mans created the computer so or computerized machines we use humans can fix computers. They daily that we never even think only exist to make humans work about. They wake us with music, less and weigh more. brew our coffee, microwave our Very few of our great grand- breakfast, take us to work (or parents were overweight. They play), do our jobs for us while worked at what we call our every- there, then home again to perhaps day chores instead of letting the an already cooked meal in a con- machines and computers do it for trolled heated environment. They them. Granted, I've become as lazy answer our questions, monitor as the next guy and can't imag- our lighting, keep us connected to ine life without them, but have family and friends, and entertain they made our bodies stronger? us for the evening, some by voice alone. Now we don't have to go to our encyclopedias--some can just ask a pod in their home or their mobile telephone. "Google, who, what, where, when, why, or how?" They get the answer within sec- onds. Later some can retire to a bed, which adjusts to their whims by conforming to their bodies, positions, or heat. And this is just to name a few; I've barely scratched the surface. All in all, computers have made our lives so easy, and yet so unhealthy and, yes, I'm just as guilty as the rest. I can't imagine life without the PC. It entertains and educates, and helps us stay connected to loved ones--and sub- mit personal opinions. Mildred Lykens Lyle THAT COACH NEEDS TO FINDA BL='I'TER WAYTO RAISE THE LEVEL OF HIS TEANt'S PLAY AN' LOWER TH' LEVELOF HIS BLOOI> J J COACHING ISN'TJUST A JOIS - IT'S AN EMOTION IES publica- Visit The Sentinel at www.GoldendaleSentinel.com s ft .