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The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in Indiana: A Step-By-Step Plan to Protect Your Assets, Limit Your Taxes, and Ensure Your Wishes Are Fulfil
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Ashar, Linda C. and Baker, Sandy and Allen-Niesen, Kim L.
LisaMSmith
, April 20, 2010
"The Complete Guide to Planning Your Estate in Indiana" by Linda Ashar is an extremely valuable tool for those who are mystified about the process of how your estate is handled upon death. Though geared towards probate laws in Indiana, the core information of estate planning can easily be used by those living in other states; it's just a matter of consulting an attorney or, if you're cash-strapped, looking up the laws in your state at the local library. This book makes you think twice about how your estate is currently set up, if at all. Complex issues such as various types of wills and their legality, the importance of a living trust, the pros and cons of filing probate, and ways to simplify and strealine the process to save your estate money are all things we need to know. Do you worry about outstanding debt that can put the family home in the hands of your creditors? Have you ever thought about what could happen if you and your spouse die at the same time? The loss of a loved one is difficult enough without the heirs encountering road blocks probate court can put in the way; this book helps you to reduce those road blocks. Written in straightforward, layman terms with clear examples, "The Complete Guide" demystifies the process and outlines all possibilities. Yet the book always reiterates that you cannot control what could happen to your estate upon death, so the clearer your wishes are, the better. Remember: those who fail to plan, plan to fail.
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Complete Guide to Personal Finance For Teenagers
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Holly Jill Schubert
LisaMSmith
, April 20, 2010
If there is a must-read book for young people today, it's "The Complete Guide to Personal Finance: For Teenagers and College Students" by Tamsen Butler. This book undoubtedly fills in the gaps in the area of managing debt that schools and parents don't cover. Butler slowly takes the reader from the easy to the more complex areas of debt managment and with each topic gives examples that are in-line with its target audience. Read Chapter 3: Stashing Your Cash. Then ask your teen or college-age child if they know the difference between a debit card and a credit card, or if they know that a CD is not just a disc that contains music. There is a good chance you'll receive a shake of the head, which means your job in preparing your child for the real world isn't over just yet. Most parents, when considering having "the talk" with their child(ren) normally don't consider financial responsibility as a part of that talk. And it's a safe bet such topics as comparison shopping for banks and credits union, alternative forms of saving such as money market accounts and CDs, and how interest is compounded for a savings or a credit card account rarely make dinner conversation. Butler's book covers these topics and more, and constantly reiterates how easy it is to get into debt and the importance of budgeting. So if you're unsure on how to approach the subject of finance with your children, purchase a copy of this book but don't let it be your sole method of educating them on financial reponsibility. Use it as a jumping off point to a more in-depth conversation. Forewarning your children about the pitfalls of reckless spending is forearming them.
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