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		<title>Preparing a legacy plan</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/preparing-a-legacy-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought this was a nice way to summarize a lot of the issues you should think about before talking with an attorney or other legacy planning professional about your legacy plan: Make a List of Your People List those to whom you wish to give because of love. Think through special circumstances that may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The three-year rule</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/the-three-year-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you&#8217;ve put your initial estate plan/legacy plan together, you should plan to review it every three years. Indeed, you should condition yourself to think of estate planning as a continuous process. Don&#8217;t believe that? Check out these reasons for review suggested by the development/stewardship officers at Frontiers USA. Anytime there is a change in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telling your stories</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/telling-your-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written already about some tools to help you tell your story (or stories). I thought I&#8217;d share a bit about how I&#8217;m doing with my own story-telling . . . and what I&#8217;m doing, specifically, to make my story-telling simply happen. (It&#8217;s not easy! You definitely have to decide you&#8217;re going to take the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family coat of arms</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/family-coat-of-arms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A homeschooling acquaintance of mine who goes by the online moniker &#8220;Prairie Chick&#8221; posted a story that inspired me about how to pass on and reinforce family values even among elementary school-age children (let alone older children and adults). I saw her story on the Sonlight forums. When I asked her permission to share it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Own an online business? Here&#8217;s a valuable tool!</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/own-an-online-business-heres-a-valuable-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/own-an-online-business-heres-a-valuable-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business owners]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[settling an estate]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I prepare for the inevitable, I am realizing how important it is to consolidate my records. I haven&#8217;t done this. I have plans . . . for what is to happen with my estate when I die. I have all the paperwork in order. Or so my advisors tell me. But I haven&#8217;t prepared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memoirs&#8211;family history</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/memoirs-family-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/memoirs-family-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[aspirations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gates Sr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been writing about some tools that can help you record your personal, family history. I recently finished Bill Gates, Sr.&#8217;s book Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime. It&#8217;s not a particularly remarkable book among all the books one might read. But it struck me, as I read it: It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate gifts &#8220;gone bad&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/estate-planning/estate-gifts-gone-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cautionary tale]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gifting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted the story of a major bequest that came to the brink of becoming worthless&#8211;or worse than worthless&#8211;to the recipients. I imagine it&#8217;s a cautionary tale that many of us should pay attention to. Check it out on the Strategic Inheritance forums . . . and join the conversation!]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge forum &#8220;open for business&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/news/strategic-inheritance-legacy-lounge-forum-open-for-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/news/strategic-inheritance-legacy-lounge-forum-open-for-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I will confess: I&#8217;ve been dragging my feet. Not sure why. But I had to overcome the hurdle. I have finally &#8220;turned on&#8221; the Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge forum and invite you to join what I hope will soon be a freewheeling and inspirational discussion of all things related to passing on a heritage from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Inventory of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/taking-inventory-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/taking-inventory-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[the good life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some questions for evaluating &#8220;how you&#8217;re doing&#8221; in your life and &#8220;where you&#8217;re headed.&#8221; ***** My friend and former workmate, Darrell Dorr, sent me a letter three months ago when his father-in-law, Dr. Ralph Winter, one of my most significant mentors, died. I read Dr. Winter&#8217;s obituary that Darrell wrote. I ignored his letter. Until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having enough room</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/having-enough-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/having-enough-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[wealth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[size of family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[size of heart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your house big enough? Do you need more room? Will your family be happier in a bigger home? I think my perspective on this issue was shaped a bit last week by a conversation I had with a few members of an American family that has lived and worked most of the time over [...]]]></description>
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