It's also the feelings that you and your loved ones have about what you own." "It's not just about the value of what you own. Estate planning is not just for the rich. If you're an adult, you should have a will, says Hannibal. These tips aren't meant to be legal or medical advice, but rather a guide to ease you into getting started. Here are some simple, practical steps to planning for the end of life. So you might as well think about how it's going to be a lifetime gift that you're giving now to your parents or your partner or your children. "You're never going to really get the benefit of it. A doctor you've never met could decide how you spend your last moments, and your loved ones could be saddled with untangling an expensive legal mess after you die.īetsy Simmons Hannibal, a senior legal editor at legal website Nolo, puts it this way: Planning for the end of life isn't about you. That's a big mistake, because if you don't have an end-of-life plan, your state's laws decide who gets everything you own. Best if you spend time up front to find a plan that meets your needs and will last the test of time.Talking about death makes most of us uncomfortable, so we don't plan for it. If you are looking for modern house plans (coming soon), I encourage you to think about how the house will fit into your community, look at whether it functionally meets your needs and pocketbook, and see if it is designed with your climate in mind.īuilding a home is a big commitment of time and money. Simple and thoughtfully designed buildings pass the test of time.
It’s a long time and ideally your home doesn’t become dated by the “style”, but rather it endures because it is appealing in it’s own right. If you build well, that means 100 years or more. Some of my favorite buildings are deadly simple, but they play with things like light and shadow to create interesting and beautiful buildings.īuildings are not like fashion or style, they aren’t disposable and they need to endure through their long life. Don’t let that stop you from loving corners or even gewgaws, but as a general rule, house plans that have the kinks worked out and have less complicated joints are easier to build.
It’s true that the more corners and gewgaws there are in a building the trickier it is to build. Simplicity requires sifting through conflicting and intersecting ideas, but when done well the results are stunning. It is actually easier to design a crazy complicated building than it is to design something simple, elegant and beautiful. Modern house plans designed with the KISS principle in mind are easier to build, more affordable and hopefully more beautiful.īuildings are expensive and not surprisingly, the more complex they are the more expensive they are. There are other design axioms, such as “less is more”, but I think KISS is a useful kick in the pants when it comes to remembering to just keep it simple. The origin of the KISS principle is credited to the Navy and has been around since the 60′s.
Keep it Simple Stupid, better known as the KISS principle is a design approach that favors simplicity and avoids complexity.
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