ON SUNDAY MORNING, May 19, I was enjoying croissants and coffee with Elaine at the kitchen table, while watching the neighborhood sparrows, finches, cardinals and squirrels have their way with the bird feeder. All was right in our little world, except I was a little wobbly when walking—the result, I suspected, of balance issues caused by an ear infection. It was going to be a busy week, and I figured that it would be smart to get some antibiotics inside me,| HumbleDollar
WHO HAS TIME TO die? I never realized death would be so busy. I thought I had my financial affairs in good order. But in the two months since my cancer diagnosis, I’ve made countless financial tweaks, mostly with a view to making things easier after my death for my wife Elaine and my two children. Here are just some of the steps I’ve taken: I took my two checking accounts—my personal account and the business account for HumbleDollar—and made Elaine the joint account holder with rights...| HumbleDollar