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Rebecca Pritchard posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 2 months ago

DEATH AND MONEY | A fun topic for your Friday right?

Reading this article this week about how 40% of Australians have no idea what happens with their $$ when they die (irrespective of whether they’re individuals, couples, families). I’ll put my hand up to being slow to the party when it came to getting a will, and now I’m in need of updating it…[Read more]

Eden Faithfull replied 6 years, 2 months ago

This is a real eye-opener! It’s embarrassing, but honestly I’ve never considered writing a will until now, and I think it’s something that a lot of young people consider to be irrelevant to them. Hopefully it is irrelevant for most of them, but tragically, sometimes it isn’t.

I think it’s important for everyone, no matter their age, to consider…[Read more]
Rebecca Pritchard replied 6 years, 2 months ago

I completely agree! Most young people have SOME assets, whether its cash, shares or their super balances, plus most people have either full insurances or default insurances. So it’s not uncommon for that to be $200k – $500k on the table.

Unfortunately, death often brings out the worst in us, so I often describe a Will as giving your loved ones a…[Read more]