After
seeing how cool the charging station was, I of course had to order one for my
home. I went on Amazon and ordered one
right away. I didn’t check to see if it
was the same one, it looked like it so I figured it was fine. When I took it out of the box and plugged it
in, I was baffled. There were no
charging cords for the different kinds of phones. I didn’t read the fine print to see that the
model that I had ordered didn’t come with cords, the cords were sold
separately. In order to make it work, I
had to place two more orders – one for iPhone cords and one for Android cords. I didn’t feel so great about my charging
station after placing those orders. Yes,
it does what I want it to do and it is helpful. I just didn’t like feeling like I paid for one thing and then got
something that I had to pay more for to have it work the way I wanted.
That
is how many people feel about their estate plan. I have had many people tell me that they did
a will to avoid probate – wills do not avoid probate. Or that their parents set up a trust and
after their deaths there was still a probate because the trust wasn’t properly
funded. Or that they call their estate
planning attorney to ask a question about their plan and were then sent a bill
for the attorney’s time. No one likes to
pay for something and have it not work the way they thought it would work. And no one likes to pay for something they
think is complete, just to find out that there are more things they need to buy
to make it work the way they want.
Estate
planning attorneys and services are not all alike. You need to know what you are paying for,
what is included with the amount you pay, and that there is support behind the
plan if you or your family need it. Otherwise, you may be getting something that looked good but is
disappointing when you go to use it.