by Julie Hall | Aug 22, 2011 | Family History, Grief, The Estate Lady Blog
This was the headline in our local paper a few days ago. The young widow accidentally sold a suitcase at a yard sale that contained photos and special items that were of her late Marine husband with their children. I thought to myself, “Oh no … those...
by Julie Hall | Aug 15, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, Grief, Plan Ahead, The Estate Lady Blog
Several years ago, I was preparing for an estate sale and found cremated remains in the bottom of a china hutch. They were handed to the son, who promptly tossed them under the kitchen sink right in front of me. Yes, you read that correctly. The ashes were tossed...
by Julie Hall | Aug 8, 2011 | Care for Yourself, The Estate Lady Blog
The license plate on the car in front of me during a long stretch of monotonous highway read, “Be grateful.” I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a personal message to me, just returning from a wonderful weekend with my parents in Florida, or if...
by Julie Hall | Aug 1, 2011 | Dealing with Stuff, For professionals, The Estate Lady Blog, Trash or Treasure?
People have been collecting, sorting, and selling “scrap metal” for eons. But I have recently read articles that claim that full-time scrappers make anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 annually. That’s pretty impressive money. Take it from one who...
by Julie Hall | Jul 25, 2011 | Questions and Answers, The Estate Lady, The Estate Lady Blog, Trash or Treasure?
Q: You make it sound complicated to establish value of my heirlooms. Why can’t I just look at the internet and find the value myself? Surely there’s plenty of stuff for sale on Ebay that I can find a similar item and see what they are asking for that...
