What if You Get Hit By a Bus? Updated for 2017If something unexpected happened to you (like getting hit by a bus), where does that leave your loved ones? Would your assets transfer inexpensively and seamlessly to them? What about medical directives, organ/tissue donations, funeral costs, and guardians for any minor children?Youโve got to take care of the โbig stuffโ now.Estate planning is best done when it is not urgent.If itโs urgent, youโve waited too long.You're Not Getting Any YoungerI recently faced my own defining moment. After ruining my knees playing football years ago, I was long overdue for a double knee replacement. Prior to my surgery, I took a look at my own estate plan and โBus List.โ (Iโm feeling less invincible these days.)It was then I realized how tough it is for folks to make sure they have their own estate planning-bases covered. Most of the books out there are written by lawyers who sound like theyโre writing for other lawyers.Estate Planning in Easy-to-Understand LanguageThe Bus List is for busy folks who want to cut through the mounds of information and get done what needs to get done so their family and most valuable assets are protected.Many Ways to Bake the Same CakeTake it one section at a time. Mull over the available options. There are several reasons why estate planning can be so confusing:1.There are multiple solutions available for accomplishing the same thing.If you want your daughter to inherit your house, for example, you can use a will, trust, vesting with survivorship rights, even a TOD for real estate in some states.2.Every state has its own set of rules.The correct thing to do in one state might not cut it in another. It has to do with your state of residenceโs rules and whether you live in a community property or non-community property state.Estate Planning Info at Your FingertipsThere is a reason I publish electronic and print-on-demand books. Itโs the only way to deliver the latest information to you, which has been changing a lot lately. Itโs my job to stay on top of things, and I update all my financial planning-related books, including this one, whenever necessary.The Kindleยฎ version has a great table of contents and other internal and external links to answer all your questions. An extensive glossary helps with those nasty legal terms.The Bus List: Essential Estate Planning StrategiesGet started today by scrolling to the top of the page and clicking the "Buy" button. Once youโve got your own Bus List written, youโll sleep a bit easier at night knowing youโve got this important part of your life covered.