Honey, Make Me a List.

Before I took Sheri to the airport on Tuesday, she asked if I wanted her to make me a list of the things I needed to do.  I said "Sure!"  Here's what she gave me:

• "Plain chewy in the morning"  This was for the dog.  A chewy is a rawhide treat.
• "Flavored chewy in the evening"  Didn't know.  Good tip.
• "Put squirrel in garbage on Friday (garbage day).  It's between the house and the garage."  Okay.  Dead squirrel from front yard goes in the garbage on garbage day.  Got it.
• "Empty dehumidifier 2X/day."  Oops!  Better go do that.
• "Eat something."  Cool!  She still cares about me.
• "Eat tomatoes."  We've got an overload of tomatoes on the counter from friends.

Pretty detailed list.  Huh?  She thought of everything.  Wait a sec!  She didn't tell me to feed or water the dog.  Should I do that?  She's gone for 5 days.  What's my point?  In the age of the internet, it's great that people do enough research to have their own informed ideas about financial planning.  But, if your financial planner asks you a few extra questions, don't worry about what he's trying to sell you.  He's just doing his job.  In my case, had I followed Sheri's list to the letter, the dog might be dead but hey, at least the squirrel got in the garbage without stinking up the container and the basement smells nice.  OK.  Gotta go mow the lawn.  That wasn't on the list either.