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I thought this was going to be interesting but it’s a markdown file of information your partner should already have. The lesson from this markdown file is that

by tjr225 4y ago

I thought this was going to be interesting but it’s a markdown file of information your partner should already have. The lesson from this markdown file is that if your partner can’t figure this stuff out on their own you need to sort it out yesterday. I doubt that the information being open source or being in markdown format is going to help out your partner whatsoever.

ageyfman 4y ago
This is valuable in the sense that it accomplishes like 80% of what you need to think about when establishing a doc like this, and the open source nature of it is novel because you can crowd-source updates more effectively than via a comment section.
paranoidrobot 4y ago
> your partner should already have There's an increasing number of single people and lone-livers. > if your partner can’t figure this stuff out on their own you need to sort it out yesterday. I don't know how common it is, but I know there are some couples who just don't think of this kind of stuff, at all, until it's too late. Mostly I've heard of it through a sudden death - the other person now has to figure out what and how all the things are paid for and handled. I know of another where one partner got ownership of a small business after a divorce, but had no idea how to handle personal or business taxes/paperwork/etc. Had never done much more than sign their name under tax records, or whatever - and suddenly had to figure out all of that on their own.
lkxijlewlf 4y ago
That's a little unfair. When you lose someone, a very many things have to happen almost immediately. It can be quite overwhelming. Especially given the stress and trauma of just losing a loved one. Having everything "you should already have" in one place makes a lot of sense. And there's nothing to say that this has to remain only in MD format. A printed copy in the safe would be helpful. Of course, using your logic, getting is sorted "yesterday" could mean sitting down and having your loved one understand how to access all this data using MD. Even better would be to have them build the data up with you.

by tjr225 4y ago

ageyfman 4y ago

This is valuable in the sense that it accomplishes like 80% of what you need to think about when establishing a doc like this, and the open source nature of it is novel because you can crowd-source updates more effectively than via a comment section.

paranoidrobot 4y ago

> your partner should already have There's an increasing number of single people and lone-livers. > if your partner can’t figure this stuff out on their own you need to sort it out yesterday. I don't know how common it is, but I know there are some couples who just don't think of this kind of stuff, at all, until it's too late. Mostly I've heard of it through a sudden death - the other person now has to figure out what and how all the things are paid for and handled. I know of another where one partner got ownership of a small business after a divorce, but had no idea how to handle personal or business taxes/paperwork/etc. Had never done much more than sign their name under tax records, or whatever - and suddenly had to figure out all of that on their own.

lkxijlewlf 4y ago

That's a little unfair. When you lose someone, a very many things have to happen almost immediately. It can be quite overwhelming. Especially given the stress and trauma of just losing a loved one. Having everything "you should already have" in one place makes a lot of sense. And there's nothing to say that this has to remain only in MD format. A printed copy in the safe would be helpful. Of course, using your logic, getting is sorted "yesterday" could mean sitting down and having your loved one understand how to access all this data using MD. Even better would be to have them build the data up with you.