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Get Your [Marital] Flu Shot
It only takes 30 seconds a day to inoculate you and your loved one from this season's "relationship flu."
The flu is on its way.
I don’t just mean the seasonal flu virus, the one that billboards and news reports are encouraging you to inoculate your kids against. I’m talking about the flu that many marriages and partnerships come down with at this time of year. The one where all your energy gets tied up in helping the kids back to school, leaving nothing left for the person who balances the other side of the family seesaw.
In my counseling office, where I work with both individual parents and couples, the stress of this annual transition is on full display right now. Symptoms of this partnership flu may be irritability, isolation, or full blown lack of intimacy. But there is something simple you can do to vaccinate your marriage against coming down with this illness. It’s also quick, free, and even fun to do.
Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes
During my time as an estate attorney, I have seen many people make many mistakes when it comes to wills and trusts. I have posted this article in an effort to prevent you from making similar mistakes. What many fail to realize is that this is not about death or a morbid fascination with such events. Rather, this is about about empowerment and making sure that you save your loved ones from having to deal with these issues after the fact.
Avoid these10 Common Estate Planning Mistakes
As a Personal Family Lawyer®, I see many of the same estateplanning mistakes made time and again by people who either fail to planproperly or who use “do-it-yourself” estate planning websites or forms in an effortto save money.
Without professional guidance, this can cause more problemsfor your heirs and end up depleting estate assets by far more than what youcould potentially “save” by doing it yourself online.
A qualified estate planning attorney or Personal FamilyLawyer® can help you avoid these 10 common estate planning mistakes:
1. Failure to leaveany written documentation of your assets, including a list of your onlineaccounts and passwords
2. Failure to let
Washington Nationals Offer DCUM Discounted Tickets
DCUM Users can receive discounted tickets for the remaining Nationals games.
Are you ready for some baseball? Yes, the season is coming to an end. But, standing atop their division, the Washington Nationals' season will likely not be ending with the regular season. If you'd like to catch one of the games that may lead to a Washington baseball team's first winning season in decades, you can now receive a discount off the price of a ticket. When purchasing tickets from "http://nationals.com/tickets" simply enter the code "CASEY" to receive an exclusive DCUM discount.
A full details available here: DCUM Nationals Discount.