11-18-2010, 10:12 PM
David;
Been thinking along the same lines for a while. About all I've done at this point is to provide the wife with the name of a trusted friend that would sell off most of stuff for her; perhaps even purchase most of it outright. Have also told her that anyone can have anything they want - PROVIDED they pay her for it. Over the years, I've spent a lot of money on this stuff and it would not be fair to a very understanding wife to just see it all walk out the door when she could benefit from selling it off. Surviving spouses are easy targets.
If I had a son or nephew that was into model railroading that I knew would appreciate it, I wouldn't hesitate to donate all my stuff to that person, but that simply isn't the case.
I do need to spend some time one night making a list of what there is and what it's more or less worth, and put it some place where the wife can easily access it.
Been thinking along the same lines for a while. About all I've done at this point is to provide the wife with the name of a trusted friend that would sell off most of stuff for her; perhaps even purchase most of it outright. Have also told her that anyone can have anything they want - PROVIDED they pay her for it. Over the years, I've spent a lot of money on this stuff and it would not be fair to a very understanding wife to just see it all walk out the door when she could benefit from selling it off. Surviving spouses are easy targets.
If I had a son or nephew that was into model railroading that I knew would appreciate it, I wouldn't hesitate to donate all my stuff to that person, but that simply isn't the case.
I do need to spend some time one night making a list of what there is and what it's more or less worth, and put it some place where the wife can easily access it.
Ed
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