Get Rice: Ronnie O'Brien Rice, Ph.D., Lawyer

 HECK NO! Having a trust and a last will and testament is for everyone. 3 reasons why it is for everyone below: 1.          If you have any property and/or money in an account, without having either instrument can prolong your estate. 2.        Having these instruments aren’t about the amount. 3.        The general purpose of these instruments is to leave those who rely on the decease some type of security. We all may know of Takeout, the rapper. Essentially, he died without having a will and last will and testament. And due to the lack of this instrument, his parents are fighting over the estate. So not having these documents in place may cost your estate a lot of money. So how do you setup last will and testament? 1.        Do an inventory of all property, funds, personal objects, etc. 2.        Record who y...

What’s purpose? And how does one find it?  Purpose to me is the motivation that gets you up in the morning and starts you on your way. It something internal (with or without an alarm clock). Some people call this your ‘why.’ Early on in my life, I struggled with my purpose. I was always naturally happy and positive. However, I did not get up early in the morning and I was not passionate about what I was doing.  So, I asked myself the basic question ‘what is purpose?’ And I found the answer by observing and hanging with other people who seemed to be highly motivated and successful. Now, when I’m talking about success, I’m talking all-around. My meaning of successful was a person who had it together in regard to their family, church, health, finances, etc.  What I found is that people with purpose had their life ‘tight.’ Meaning, they might have not been married to a super model, but the relationship they had with their spouse was AMAZING. There was respect, love and affect...