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It's weird to think of yourself as a consumer when it comes to laying a loved one to rest. But you are a consumer, and you deserve to know your rights. Find a link to the FTC Funeral Rule on my resources page: https://www.deadparentswhatnow.com/resources #deathsky

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At my mom’s memorial, we served pizza. At my dad’s memorial, we played golf. Let’s hear your weird funeral stories. #deathsky #funeral #memorial #cemetery

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In tomorrow's newsletter, we'll go on a journey from ancient grave goods to Charon's obol and beyond. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #deatheducation #gravegoods #burial #funeral #ancientgreece #charonsobol

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If you live in Delaware, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $30,000. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #estateplanning #deathsky #delaware

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I read the novel DEATH VALLEY by @melissabroder.bsky.social earlier this year. As an author with dead parents, it's both very funny and very relatable. I'd love to hear all the weirdest ways you've dealt with grief, anticipatory or otherwise. #deathsky #grief #books #reading #anticipatorygrief

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I’m not a lawyer but I did read this enormous textbook! Let’s talk revocable living trusts. #deathsky #estateplanning

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Caregiving is exhausting—I've lived it. Here are some caregiver resources that can help you through it. If you're caring for someone with a specific disease or condition, it's worth checking out organizations related to that as well! #caregiving #caregiversupport #caregiver #deathpositive #aging

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Get yourself a friend who buys you weird out of print death books. #deathsky 📚👀

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Undertaker? Mortician? Funeral director? Learn the history of and distinction between these terms in tomorrow's newsletter. Sign up (it's free): deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #undertaker #mortician #funeral #funeraldirector #deathpositive

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If you live in Connecticut, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $40,000. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #deathpositive #connecticut

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This Valentine's Day, show them you care. Make a will and put them in it. #deathpositive #valentinesday #valentine #estateplanning #willsandtrusts #love

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Don’t let weird tech billionaires control your digital assets! #deathpositive #digitalassets #estateplanning

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A few months ago I gave a presentation called "How to Get Rid of a Body: Methods of Disposition for the Modern Corpse." It only just occurred to me I could turn my slides into a sharable graphic. Part 1: Traditional burial, natural/green burial, and fire cremation. #deathsky

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In tomorrow's newsletter: pet inheritance. You can't technically leave everything to Fido, but there are some legal workarounds... Sign up for free: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #inheritance #petinheritance #estatelaw #estateplanning #deathpositive

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If you live in Colorado, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $82,000. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #colorado #deathpositive #estatelaw

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Bones don't burn very well. The "ashes" a family receives after a cremation are actually bones that have gone through the cremulator. And before you ask: yes, there is a metal band called Cremulator. I checked. #cremation #deathpositive #cremulator #mortuaryscience #deatheducation

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Just say no to post-funeral thank you cards. You deserve to rest! #deathsky

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It's true. In most cases, you don't inherit your parents' debts after they die. If your parents didn't leave enough money to pay back their creditors, that's the creditors' problem. #deathpositive #estateplanning #estatelaw #Debt #deathanddying #deatheducation

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In today's newsletter, we travel to a famous cemetery in Stockholm, Sweden. Join us! You still have about an hour to sign up before the issue drops: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #cemetery #cemeteries #travel #sweden #skogskyrkogården

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It was an honor to appear on NJ Life & Health's "Talking Retirement" podcast! Ken and I chatted about how I got into this whole dead parents thing in the first place, plus my most important tips for handling your parents' estate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMiNe41K_SA #podcast #deathpositive

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If you live in #California, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $184,500. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #estateplanning #deathpositive

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We didn't have an estate sale after my parents died, but it could be a good solution for you. 30-50% seems like a big cut, but those companies do A TON of work that you probably don't want to handle on your own. #estate #estatesale #deathpositive #deatheducation

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As executor of your parents' estate, you never know what documents you'll be expected to produce on the fly. Best to carry these with you to every meeting, from lawyers to bankers to the DMV. #checklist #deathpositive #executor #estateplanning #willsandtrusts

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Grateful to @leoweekly.bsky.social for highlighting my work! Read the story: www.leoweekly.com/arts/my-pare... #deathpositive

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In tomorrow's newsletter, we explore teen splatter platters of the 1960s. Such a morbid time in our nation's musical history! Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #1960smusic #oldies #splatterplatters #deathpositive

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Talk Death is here!!

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If you live in Arkansas you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $100,000. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #deathpositive #arkansas #estatelaw

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I came to @lfpl.bsky.social to take a cemetery preservation class from Graveyard Boots and they gave us free cleaning kits!!

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I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.

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As a horror lover, I really enjoyed @riverssolomon.bsky.social 's VERY scary novel MODEL HOME, even though I had a pit in my stomach the entire time I was reading it. And as someone with dead parents, I appreciated how Solomon didn't neglect the post-death logistics in the story. #bookrecommendation

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So your dead parents didn’t have a lot of money. Bummer. But on the other hand, if their estate is small enough, you may be able to skip probate court. Silver lining? #deathpositive

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Made some much-needed updates to the resources page of my website. Death is expensive. How can you pay for it? #deathpositive

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ICYMI I was on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social the other day with The Conversation Project talking death logistics! If you have a chance, please listen: https://www.wnyc.org/story/the-logistics-of-death #deathpositive #radio #npr #wnyc

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Another wild fact about estate law in today's edition of the newsletter. Plus, the Great Spaghetti Incident of 1987. You still have an hour to sign up before it hits inboxes! deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #estatelaw #estateplanning #newsletter #deatheducation #deathpositive #willsandtrusts

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Death care is a radical act. Death care is antifascist. Sending lots of love to anyone who needs it today. 💗

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Live in #Arizona? You may be able to use a small estate affidavit or summary probate if your estate's personal property is less than $75k or real estate property is less than $100k. (Keep in mind, this limit may rise to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online.

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Nowadays memorialists use cool technology like lasers—but back in the day, they had to chisel tombstones by hand. That's why very old graves often only list the years someone lived rather than the full dates. #deathpositive #deatheducation #memorialist #monumentmakers #cemeteries

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Struggling to pay for a parent’s funeral? Consider their biography. Religious, social, and workers’ organizations can often help with costs. The Funeral Consumers Alliance is also a great resource! #deathpositive #funeral #burial #cost #debt

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Somehow, I'm going to be on the radio? Very grateful to producer Kate Hinds for thinking of me, and I can't wait to talk with Alison about the experience of very suddenly becoming executor of my parents' estate and how people can prepare to make things easier on their next of kin. #radio #wnyc

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I once very nearly got a job at a large greeting card company. Flew to the headquarters to interview and everything. In an alternate timeline, I could have been writing sympathy cards. Instead I'm just writing about them in tomorrow's #newsletter. Sign up for free: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

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If you live in #Alaska you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $150,000. (Keep in mind, this limit usually rises a bit every year to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online. #deathpositive

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