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I liked the start of the Jason Bourne series, Unfortunately, for a lot of emergency scenarios in which you'd want cash and supplies, you wouldn't be able to ac
by neilv 3y ago
I liked the start of the Jason Bourne series, Unfortunately, for a lot of emergency scenarios in which you'd want cash and supplies, you wouldn't be able to access your SDB.
One use of SDB that I like is to get estate documents to heirs. My SDB includes a GnuCash one-pager printout of my financial accounts, usually current to within a few months. It also contains a one-pager that documents the remaining info that I think might affect my estate, like what health and renter's insurance policies I had.
Even if a neighbor in my apartment building leaves their unlit gas stove burner on before leaving town for the weekend (yes, this happened), this time obliterating me and any documents at home, heirs will eventually get the SDB, hopefully with exactly the documents they need.
- ajdude 3y agoBe sure to speak with a lawyer to confirm that this can be easily accessed when needed. My grandmother passed away a couple years ago and when her account went into estate nobody was able to get into her safe deposit box until well after everything has been situated and properly transferred to the person managing the estate.
- BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 3y agoIn Canada a box can be accessed by the estate. My official will is in an SDB, and there's a copy at home saying where the will is located. The principal items are my citizenship documentation and copies of keys.
- mindslight 3y agoIf Canadian estate law is anything like the US, that's a broken setup! Someone will need to file that original will to open a probate, before which there will be nobody with the legal authority to represent the estate and open the box.
- neilv 3y agoThis discussion thread made me realize I was just assuming how it would work, without confirming, nor even thinking it through.
- mindslight 3y agoFrom what I understand it's a common mistake. I'm sure there is a straightforward way of resolving the circular dependency, but the last thing an executor needs is another annoying hoop to jump through.
- qingcharles 3y agoI had all my stuff obliterated last year by a heater left on by someone. Don't keep your backup drive in the same building as your computer... :(