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Category Archives: Practical Tips
Our Weekly Tip: 11 Immediate Priorities When Settling An Estate
Reduce stress by using this SevenPonds checklist to settle a loved one's estate after death
Our Tip of the Week: Settling an estate is complicated enough to understand without the complexities of loss and bereavement that often accompany this trying and necessary responsibility. Settling an estate involves a lot of paper work, so it’s beneficial … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Use the Hierarchy of Needs to Overcome Grief
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid helps you handle the basics first
Our Tip of the Week: When you’ve experienced a loss, it can be difficult to take care of yourself in the aftermath. Failing to take care of your own needs may lead to depression and loss of self-identity in the long … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: How to Find Low Cost Grave Markers
Memorializing your loved one with a tasteful headstone
Our Tip of the Week: Headstones, sometimes called grave markers or tombstones, are usually purchased from the funeral home. The funeral home then orders your marker. You pay not only what the other company charges the funeral home. You also … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Filing a Final Tax Return After a Loved One’s Death
Learn how to file final accounting paperwork
Our Tip of the Week: When a loved one dies, the last thing on your mind is taxes. However, the IRS requires a final accounting of inheritances, deductions and income in the event of someone’s death. Having this paperwork prepared ahead … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Turn Your Grief Into a Gratitude Meditation
Use this simple process to turn painful thoughts into evolutionary tools
Our Tip of the Week: Grief and loss are deeply intertwined. Why would we grieve anyone if we felt that there was no loss? It can be useful to notice, then, what has been lost. The first thing that may … Continue reading
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Our Weekly Tip: Writing an Ethical Will or Heart Will
Leaving a written record of your values and beliefs
Our Tip of the Week: A testamentary will — the type of will with which most people are familiar — is a legal document clarifying your intentions regarding the distribution of your property and the care of any minor children … Continue reading
