Summary: Want to make sure your loved ones are taken care of should something happen to you? Learn the essentials about wills and choosing a guardian for your kids! <br> <br> Essentials on Wills and Choosing Guardians<br> So this topic – creating your will and making sure you have your guardians in place if you have kids – is one of those areas of finances we tend to shy away from.<br> <br> I get it.<br> <br> It’s boring at best and depressing. <br> So today I want to give you the essentials to wills and choosing guardians for your kids without weighing you down.<br> <br> Thankfully I’m not alone. Jean Dillion is here to help. She’s a certified financial planner at <a href="https://www.freedomfinancialcounseling.org">Freedom Financial Counseling</a><br><br> and an Accredited Financial Counselor. <br> In this episode we discuss:<br> <br> * the essentials of a will<br> * choosing guardians to take care of your loved ones<br> * whether or not those do it yourselves will online kits are worth it<br> <br> Hope you enjoy!<br> Resources on Estate Planning<br> If you want more information about setting things up for your loved one, here are some posts to check out:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/do-it-yourself-will-pros-and-cons">Do it Yourself Will: Pros and Cons</a><br> * <a href="http://yourrichestlifeplanning.com/estate-planning-for-young-families/" rel="bookmark">Estate Planning for Young Families</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/baby-expenses/wills-guardianship-and-estate-planning/">Wills, Guardianship, and Estate Planning</a><br> * <a href="http://yourrichestlifeplanning.com/estate-plan/" rel="bookmark">Five Essential Items for Your Estate Plan</a><br> * <a href="http://couplemoney.com/insurance/choosing-legal-guardians/">Choosing Legal Guardians for Our Baby</a><br> * <a href="http://yourrichestlifeplanning.com/estate-planning-lessons-we-can-learn-from-cinderella/">Estate Planning Lessons We Can Learn From Cinderella</a><br> <br> Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money Course<br> Want to give your marriage and bank account a boost? Pick up <a href="http://marriageandmoney.teachable.com/">Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money course</a>.<br> Jumpstart focuses on the big wins including earning more. Get LIFETIME access to a four-week course design to help you:<br> <br> * Stop fighting about money and create a budget that you BOTH LOVE<br> * Automate your money<br> * Pay off your debt faster<br><br> Plus more!<br> <br> You can <a href="https://couplemoney.com/jumpstart">get lifetime access here!</a><br> Music Credit<br> Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gentleregime">Gentle Regime</a>. Additional music by <a href="https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/">Lee Rosevere</a> and Logan from <a href="https://musicformakers.com/">Music for Makers</a> in this episode.<br>
