I have spent a good two weeks contacting what felt like endless institutions; about a dozen, in fact. Institutions that have been responsible for banking, retirement, investments, pensions, all that good stuff I never think about on a daily basis if at all: the legalese behind it. The weight of the statements. Five years of statements are needed as part of applying for a nursing home. It’s likely that I had all of these treasures already, but things became disorganized here, more so than I would like to admit, in a household that always gave the illusion of the “everything … Continue reading →