Does your wife know the value of your "stuff" in the event of your passing?

I told my wife to p*** my stuff off to some one who might respect the history of my stuff not just the monetary value. If she can sell it to a younger person at a great price with real heart please do so. I dont like or deal with money people who dont care about soul or history just $$$$. I know Im a strange person but I was an antique dealer until I met some real corrupt greedy thiefs and I will never ever deal with that kind of person ever again in life or death.

 

Please send our condolences to his family.

CT Fuzz is on the right track with the video camera.

To take it one step further and eliminate confusion, is to have the person who's making the "Living Will Statement" read the date off that days newspaper and follow with;
"My full name is, born 01011901, Being of sound mind and body I wish it to be know that"
- uncle joe gets the 1930 Ford valued at $10K by this appraisal I had done by ? ?, and joe jr get the tools, sell the drill press for ??, doing this to EVERYTHING.

NO GUESSING, TELLING JOKES OR CHANGING YOUR MIND MID-SENTENCE.
Any of the above mentioned side steps erodes at the validity of your "Living Will Statement" and could make your entire will constestable in court.

Most probate judges viewing tapes with NO ERRORS, consider it "written in stone" as you showed clear mind and presence when making the film.

It will be a lot easier on those left behind if they get to hear it from you and not have to go through "What would ? have thought it was worth", or "I know you were friends, but do you really think its worth that much/that little ?"

Doubts create heartache at a time when we don't it.

 

And this will work great if your wife knows what parts you have, but there are way to many 32 Ford parts that could be mistaken for model A parts by someone who doesn't know better, and then your wife will only be paid for a portion of what the true worth is. The value can be found out online as it will change with time, but there needs to be a record of what you have. I have actually started to list everything, but have stopped because I ran out of time, and then never got started again. I need to make out a new one I guess.
Brian

 

Sorry to hear about your pal...that is so sad.

My oldest knows what is going on, too...and we have made arrangements so the next hillbilly my wife marries doesn't get ****.

 

My wife bugged me for years to log everything Cars, tools, guns etc. She also wanted the combination to the safe.It was a plan to get everything and leave me zip.She is bi-polar and on a self destructive path. I did get some of my things back but she still has a lot of my things. We were married .24 years and I never saw it comming. You never know how much to trust anyone.

 

my wife and I have had this discussion already, it all goes to my car club members.

 

My wife says I'm worthless and so is my stuff.

 

When I p*** my wife will care about my car stuff as much as I will.

 

My wife and I have spoken about such things. My boys (26 and 20) would get my cars, parts, motorcycles, etc... I have even gone as far as to specify who would get what. My youngest is not ready for the motorcycles so the oldest son would get my Harley and my 71 Trump chop and my '38 Dodge coupe. The youngest gets my '29 A and '56 Dodge PU and all the micellaneous parts I have collected over the years.

 

Sorry to hear about your friend.
I unfortunately have nothing of precious value. Don't know why, but all my stuff seems to be worthless **** because I ****.

 

I've been trying to educate my wife and youngest daughter about the value of my stuff for years. Hopefully they won't have to get rid of and I'll be the one that sells the stuff; which is something that I'm looking forward to doing either.

 

Being a disorganized pack rat, horder with no plans for the future I can see this will be a problem if I deside to p*** on. The fact that two projects are in pieces and ****tered between the ba*****t, attic and garage would make taking an inventory a royal pain. The automobila, literature, and plain "Cool Stuff" would be real depressing to go through and place a dollar value on.

 

I spent 36 years in health care; you really have no idea how true this statement really is........ What do they call the guy who graduates dead last in his medical school cl***? DOCTOR! And there are a lot of them out there. As far as my "stuff" is concerned, my nephew gets all the tools, cars/parts, and guitars; my wife gets everything else. I've told the story of my giving away my B & M Hydro Stick transmissions, and all the spare parts, years ago. What preempted that was my FIL dying abruptly, and us having to go through all his belongings. I also disposed of other stuff to "lighten-the-load". Wish I'd kept it all now, but it spooked me some at the time. Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

I have 2 old timer friends that in the event of there p***ing...I plan on making sure there wives get top dollar for there stuff.

 

I don't have a wife and don't plan on having another one. I'm just going to find someone I can't get along with and buy em' a house. I have a lot of valuable stuff...cars, trucks, motorcycles, guns, and a lot of memorabillia. I've enjoyed it all as long as I've had it...and when I'm gone I couldn't care less what happens to it. Don't get me wrong I love it all...but when I'm gone...I'll have no control over where it goes. You never really own anything...you're just a caretaker of it, and all you can hope for is that someone will get it that will be a proper caretaker of it. If properly cared for, things could last forever. It would be nice if after you're gone...you could see who had your prize posessions...and see if they were taking care of them the way you would.

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LIFE'S A GAMBLE......LET EM' ROLL

 

I'll be dead, what the hell do I care if my family gets after I'm gone? They don't give a **** about my stuff while I'm here. They think everything I have is just junk. I hope some slickster comes along and gives them s**** value for everything.