AARP Recommends Looking For Hidden Cash Before Having An Estate Sale

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It’s always sad to have to live through the process of disposing of household items, a home or condo and other sentimental items after a loved one has died.  But to protect the estate, AARP The Magazine (February/March 2022, page 14) recommends searching through well-known hiding places that many seniors hide cash.  These include:

  • Toilet Tanks : There is room back there to stash a jar stuffed with jewelry or cash. Also, make sure nothing’s taped to the inside of the lid;
  • Freezers : Are a good hiding place for zipper bags or even blocks of ice filled with valuable goodies;
  • Bookshelves : Check for hollowed-out Bibles, dictionaries or books. Shake out every book which can sometimes include cash or stock certificates;
  • Under the Floorboards : Check for loose boards under throw rugs and loose edges around wall-to-wall carpets;
  • Old Trunks “ Steamer trunks from World War II had special compartments built into them for wives to pack mementos for their husbands. Check under the lining and look for a false bottom.  The secret compartment is usually on the right-hand side of the back of the trunk, near the bottom;
  • Closets : Go through every piece of clothing and every box. Money could be hidden in shoeboxes or in the lining of old jackets; and
  • Drawers : Womens vanities usually have at least one drawer with a false bottom.

Excerpted by AARP The Magazine from Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, by Matt Paxton with Jordan Michael Smith.

A New 911, This One For Mental Health, 988 Debuts

Doctor Robert Califf in white color coat and colorful tie

With a new infusion of federal money, The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is getting an upgrade with its own short number, 988.  That will reduce interventions by armed law enforcement and reliance on emergency rooms, and ultimately help keep more people alive.  There are growing concerns that the hotline, which is already badly overloaded, will not be able to keep up with demand.  Hopefully, the government cash infusion will be able to address this with more staffing.

 

Monterey, CA Bereavement Class For Those Close To Losing A Loved One

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For those fearful a loved one may soon pass away, there will be an Anticipatory Grief and Bereavement class on April 22 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JiYWSBw3R323FtoEGJMvKQ