Get Your (Financial) Papers in Order

Motley Fool features a great article on making sure you have your financial, medical, and personal papers in order.

God forbid your life ends prematurely.  But would your loved ones have a clue as to what your financial or medical wishes are?  Of if you become incapacitated for awhile, who is going to handle your affairs?

Of the listed ten, I admit, I only have about half of my papers on order.

The list includes the predictable (will, living will, credit reports) to the “I hadn’t really thought of that” (health-care proxy, power of attorney, financial manifesto for couples).

And for good measure, a list of things you want to do for life.

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