Tag: wills

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Writing a Will Part 1: Where to Start?

By The Abhayaratna... on Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 - 09:33

Writing a Will Part 1: Where to Start?

By The Abhayaratna... on Tue, 18 Oct, 2016 - 09:33

I download the Will Planner on our website, print it off, and rummage around in drawers for a pen that works. First up – figuring out what I have to give. Flat, meagre savings, car, my grandmother’s jewellery and my pension – seems fairly straightforward. Other things to consider are stocks and shares, insurance and any valuable items.
Then comes the less pleasant part - figuring out what I owe. Thankfully I realise I don’t owe much....

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Writing a Will: The Time is Now

By The Abhayaratna... on Wed, 12 Oct, 2016 - 15:25

Writing a Will: The Time is Now

By The Abhayaratna... on Wed, 12 Oct, 2016 - 15:25

But I’m only 29. I don’t have anything that amounts to much value. I can put it off another few years.

It’s easy to put off writing a will. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has some resistance to doing it, and many excuses to back my case.

And then last week my great uncle died. A friend of mine attended the funeral of a family member younger than she is. While reading about Keats I learnt he died at only 25...

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Wills Cafe

By The Abhayaratna... on Mon, 15 Aug, 2016 - 12:55

Wills Cafe

By The Abhayaratna... on Mon, 15 Aug, 2016 - 12:55

Are you attending the International Combined Order Convention this month? Interested in knowing more about wills and will writing?

If so we invite you to join our ‘Wills Cafe’ on Saturday afternoon from 2.15 - 3.15pm in the International centre to hear Satyadasa of GreenGate Wills talk about the essentials of will writing and answer your questions. Free light refreshments will be provided.

If you can’t come along they’ll be a chance to listen to the recorded event on www.thebuddhistcentre.com. Look out for details on our website or facebook...