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The Boomer Burden: Dealing with Your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff
by
Julie Hall
A practical guide to advise Baby Boomers how to deal with the daunting task of facing a parents' eventual passing as it relates to residential contents, heirlooms, and the often difficult family interactions and feuds that accompany them.
With fascinating stories and comprehensive checklists, professional estate liquidator Julie Hall walks Baby Boomers through the often pa
...morePaperback, 228 pages
Published
June 1st 2008
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
(first published 2008)
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eldest children; those who are executors of their parents' estates. Robin!
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I had intended just to skim through this book to get some tips on how to deal with my in-laws' clutter, but I ended up reading it cover-to-cover. Actually, now that I've read the library's copy, I intend to buy a copy for my husband.
This book has wonderful advice on planning ahead for the inevitable, what happens when there is no will, how to deal with junk mail (go to www.greendimes.com), and where to start when emptying out an entire house. The author, known as "The Estate L...more
This book has wonderful advice on planning ahead for the inevitable, what happens when there is no will, how to deal with junk mail (go to www.greendimes.com), and where to start when emptying out an entire house. The author, known as "The Estate L...more
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A book that should be required reading for anyone over twenty! "the Boomer Burden", while targeted towards the baby boomer generation, is an excellent how-to handbook for dealing with aging parents and the eventual burden of settling their estate. The book is written with the children in mind, but also includes sections targeted to the parents with open and clear advice on everything from: when and how to suggest additional home help, when and how to suggest and find alternate living...more
If you have parents who are still living or are a parent yourself, I cannot recommend this book to you strongly enough.
PLEASE GO BUY THIS BOOK TODAY!
(I'll wait while you order it on Amazon. It's only $10.19 and qualifies for free shipping. Buy a bunch. Send them to everyone. You'll thank me for it someday. Go ahead. Do it now. Buy one for yourself, one for your parents, one for your in-laws, one for each of your siblings, one for each of your children. Then buy a coupl...more
PLEASE GO BUY THIS BOOK TODAY!
(I'll wait while you order it on Amazon. It's only $10.19 and qualifies for free shipping. Buy a bunch. Send them to everyone. You'll thank me for it someday. Go ahead. Do it now. Buy one for yourself, one for your parents, one for your in-laws, one for each of your siblings, one for each of your children. Then buy a coupl...more
Seeing as I am not a Baby Boomer and I have the great fortune that both of my parents are healthy and well, it's a bit odd that I picked up this book, but the title grabbed me. The book is intended for readers who have recently lost parents and are trying to deal with their estate or are preparing their elderly parents for moving to assisted living facilities. The author does a great job explaining how to handle the situation, what professionals to call (and when to call a professional) and how ...more
From a personal standpoint, and for those who are dealing with aging or failing parents, this is an excellent book not only for the how-to's but also as a conversation starter. Talking about death is tough but talking about what's going to happen to the years of accumulated stuff is even worse. This book walks through scenarios and issues with tact and empathy.
From a professional standpoint, there was a bit too much storytelling and not as much nitty gritty here's how you do it stuff. ...more
From a professional standpoint, there was a bit too much storytelling and not as much nitty gritty here's how you do it stuff. ...more
I must hand it to Julie Hall for addressing the very emotionally-charged subject of getting rid of a parent’s “things” when they pass away. Especially since she specifically addresses the generation of Baby Boomers whose parents grew up during the depression and, for one reason or another, accumulated belongings that have now become a burden on their surviving children.
In The Boomer Burden: Dealing with Your Parents’ Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff, Hall starts by talking about how th...more
In The Boomer Burden: Dealing with Your Parents’ Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff, Hall starts by talking about how th...more
The subtitle says it all: Dealing with your Parents' Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff. Another great chapter title, "The Hearse Doesn't Come with a Trailer Hitch." The author, no relation, is a bit compulsive about details, offering lots of tabs, dividers, and plastic thingys to keep stuff in--definitely pre-IPhone--but the advice is great: get a will, POA, and living will.
Needing some education on how to help sort out my parent's estate, I found this book and have juiced it for all it's worth. My sister and I have the dubious duty of settling my dad's estate when he dies, and I feel indebted to him for helping us understand his finances and having a will. But I am still in way over my head and glad for soome guidance. I reccommended that my brothers and sister read it.
This book really prepares you for your parents' old age--and your own.
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Started this last summer and had to put away when my class started...great info for helping families think through/plan to help with aging parents. Will be picking it up again soon.
This book, ultimately, is quite sad. I found it very, very helpful, but I imagine easier to think about in the abstract than the specific. I lent it to my mother, as we are dealing with a volume of items from my grandparents' estate(s), and she found it helpful as well.
This book has been a very valuable resource to us and helped us smoothly navigate through the process of clearning out our parents' house. It also includes quite a bit of information on how to start a dialogue with aging parents while they are still independent.
lots of good info and tips. Author's big stressing point: keep the lines of communication with family members open. Not always easy to do but it's not always about you.
I read about this book on the unclutterer blog. It has lots of practical advice for avoiding pitfalls when settling a family estate.
A depressing reality check - makes me want to go upstairs and clean out my attic, then call my parents and go clear out their attic, too.
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