{"product_id":"im-going-to-die","title":"I'm Going to Die: Getting Your Affairs in Order \u0026 Saying What You Still Need to Say","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe problem is not the dying. It is what nobody wrote down.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bank will not tell your family which accounts exist. An insurer will not call to say there is a policy. The phone in your pocket holds the photographs, the two-factor codes and half the logins, and nobody else can open it. None of that is a legal problem. It is a knowledge problem, and it only has a solution while you are still here to supply it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book to read, not a binder to fill in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe people, before the paperwork.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe money a will never touches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe phone, the pets and the funeral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat only you can deal with.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave a clean handoff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere it sends you somewhere else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I get my affairs in order?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStart with the people rather than the paperwork: who would act for you if you could not, who would settle things afterwards, and whether you have actually asked either of them. Then handle the things that cause the most trouble for the least effort — the accounts whose named beneficiaries outrank your will, the phone nobody else can open, and the house or car somebody has to be able to get into. That is a few evenings' work, not a six-month project, which is the part most people have backwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a fill-in planner?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, and that is the point of it. There are no blanks, no boxes and no forms — it is sixteen chapters you read, each one landing on something small enough to do this week. If you want the fill-in half as well, The Ultimate End of Life Planner is the companion, and the two are sold together as a bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a will first?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, and the order matters less than people think. A will decides who inherits what, and it does not touch retirement accounts, life insurance or anything else with a named beneficiary — which is often most of the money. Chapter 3 is about that gap specifically, so reading it before you see an attorney tends to make the appointment shorter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback Book · 148 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEducational information only — not legal, financial, medical, or tax advice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retirement In Order","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565146894439,"sku":"mv95kg","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/7312\/8039\/files\/im-going-to-die-thumb.png?v=1788639062","url":"https:\/\/shop.retirementinorder.com\/products\/im-going-to-die","provider":"Retirement In Order","version":"1.0","type":"link"}