Everybody's Talking About Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?TM
What People are Saying About the Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?TM Program
"In the last months of her life, my mother and I poured over Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?TM We made lists, laughed at items that were ridiculous to call valuable, and made decisions that have made our lives a joy at this time. Use this book. It can make something that could be hard into a marvelous gift for your family."
Debra Frasier
Author and illustrator of On the Day You Were Born
"Leading the way is the University of Minnesota, which created Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?"
Wall Street Journal Encore
"The most thoughtful and instructive guide to distribution of personal belongings-a definitive source and a 'must read' for those interested in leaving a wonderful legacy."
Rosalind Denise Keppler
Estate Planning Attorney
Bradenton, Florida
"I found the information you offered useful and thought-provoking, and am now making regular mention of Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate? to our clients. [It is] extraordinarily helpful to families."
Paula Hogan
Certified Financial Planner and Advisor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"University of Minnesota educators are suggesting ways to gracefully divide those family items that are loaded with sentiment."
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I've used this program with my clients. It is a great teaching tool to aid families in the distribution of cherished family items from one generation to another."
Kris Maser
Elder Law Attorney
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"This realistic and sensible guide impressed me with its gentle honesty. All of us will leave this world one day. And we will leave behind a museum of ourselves for our loved ones to sort out. This no-nonsense workbook lovingly asks us to face the inevitable, and helps us get through the emotions, the memories, and the practicalities of distributing the collected stuff of a lifetime. Because we don't know what may happen tomorrow, everyone should read this today."
Warren Hanson
Author of The Next Place and Older Love
St. Paul, Minnesota
"Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate offers a step-by-step process
family members can follow to discover and recognize one another’s viewpoints and
to understand how individuals value items and why. The workbook and video are
resources for families nationwide as they struggle with the challenges of
passing on personal possessions."
St. Paul Pioneer Press
"Here's a gem of a guide to passing on personal possessions. Written in
workbook form, it includes worksheets which can be photocopied for use with the
whole family. It is both practical and value-based. I have used it with several
of the families in business that I work with and highly recommend it as a great
tool for deciding what's fair in distributing property among the family members.
The 'yellow pie plate' refers to any object that holds memories and meaning
beyond the monetary value. This work book covers topics such as: 'Understanding
the Sensitivity of Transferring Personal Property'; 'Determine what Fair Means,'
'Determine Distribution Options: Establish Ground Rules'; 'Managing Conflicts if
They Arise.'"
http://www.familybusinessconsulting.com/newsletter/oct_04.htm
"To get people talking about this often-overlooked part of inheritance
planning, the University of Minnesota Extension Service offers a guide called
Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?&"
The Wall Street Journal
"Research on the dynamics of bequeathing personal property has led
Marlene Stum of the University of Minnesota to identify common approaches that
often stir up trouble. Tips about passing along personal effects are
offered..."
Money
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In the News
Learn more about issues of families and inheritance in the following articles and reports.
Permission to reprint from the StarTribune, March 2, 1997
Media Publications (by year)
“Inheritance can be taxing” Atlanta Cox News Service column ran
nationwide in major papers. June 19, 2006. (e.g. Kansas City Star
Solutions section, page D10).
“Divide your heirlooms, not your heirs” Kiplinger’s Retirement Report.
March 2006 (13(3)).
“Yours, Mine and Heirs” The New York Times, December 8, 2005.
“Leaving a legacy everyone can love” The New York Times Magazine.
November 6, 2005.
“How and when to involve children in estate planning” October, 2005.
Bloomberg Wealth Manager (national publication for financial advisors).
Pages 59-66.
“Heir conditioning.” AARP The Magazine. March/April,
2005. 48(2c), 20.
“Sweating the Small Stuff” Money. February, 2005. 47-48.
“Heirlooms, yes, but without the looming heirs” The New York Times,
October 24, 2004.
“Stuff” Wisconsin Public Radio. October 2004. Aging Issues
series: Mom and Dad Growing Old. On-line at
www.wpr.org and on-air.
“Dividing the wealth” Homeport. Navy Federal
Credit Union Quarterly newsletter. International. Published by Time Inc.
September 2004.
“Moving a lifetime” Time online edition. June 28, 2004. (www.time.com/time/generations/article)
“Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” Work and family life.
A nationwide monthly newsletter. May 2004. 18(5). Distributed by companies
and other organizations to their employees and clients.
Moving On: A practical guide to downsizing the family home.
(2004). Hetzer & Hulstrand. Published by Stewart Tabori & Chang. (cited
and mentioned as resource)
“Passing your wealth to future generations: How much is enough?”
Symposium-A UBS Magazine. (Paine-Weber Investments 6(3), 7-11). Spring, 2004.
“Families and inheritance” Savysenior.org (Spring, 2004).
“Who gets the small stuff” Wall Street Journal Sunday.
January 11, 2004. Column appearing on-line at wsj.com and in all major
newspapers in U.S. Archived at:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB107368127274746900.html
“Advice on the small stuff” Wall Street Journal Sunday.
January 25, 2004. Column appearing on-line at wsj.com and in all major
newspapers in U.S. (follow-up column).
“Heirs (not so) apparent” St. Paul Pioneer Press.
September 14, 2003. F 1 & 6.
“Family Feud.” More. April, 2003. 76,78,84.
“Who Gets the Stuff?” Time Magazine. January 20, 2003.
A1-A3.
“The Latest Twist on Family Feuds: You Left Sis More Money Than Me”
Wall Street Journal. November 7, 2002
(page D1 or www.wsj.com) (national)
“Littlest items big headache for inheritors” November 17, 2002.
The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, CA. (state)
“Mom promised that to me!” May 2002. caregiving.com
AARP Modern Maturity. 2001, August. Letter to the editor.
“In inheritance, the meek may not get much after all.” February 21, 2000.
U.S. News and World Report.
“End of Life: Inheritance,” April 2, 1998. Morning Edition. National Public
Radio. (3+ conversations, one hour in-studio interview at MPR.) (www.npr.org)
“Plan ahead to avoid arguments over family heirlooms,” October, 1998.
Parent Care Advisor. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications.
“Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?”™ July/August, 1998. Aging Today
(p. 11). San Francisco, CA: American Society on Aging. (national to
members)
“Family Feuds,” September 14, 1998. The Wall Street Journal Encore
(p. 16). Atlanta, GA: The Wall Street Journal. (update.wsj.com)
“Inheriting memories,” March 2, 1997. Minneapolis Star
Tribune (E3-4).
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Awards and Recognition
National Team Award (North Central Regional Winner)
For program excellence, 1998
Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Fraternity for Cooperative Extension Service
National Florence Hall Award
Citing program for excellence, 1998
National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dean and Director's Distinguished Service Team Award
For exemplary Extension team education program, 1997
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Recognition in these and other fine publications:
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
AARP The Magazine
Money
Time
US News and World Report
National Public Radio, Morning Edition
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