09-16-2024, 12:03 AM -
A miserly man had lived a good while and had a faithful wife who was quite a bit younger than he was. He had scrimped his whole life and kept as much of his money as he could often going without many of life's necessities. His hoarding of money was legendary around the town. Every extra penny was saved, never spent. Over the years he had accumulated quite a fortune. As he approached his end of life here on earth, he decided he wanted his money to go with him into the afterlife. As his time was getting close he explained his plan to his wife. He made her promise to follow his wishes, or he was going to remove her from his will. The lawyer was notified of his plans. Everything was set up the way he wanted and his wife promised to follow through with his orders.
When the day came, the man passed from this mortal coil, and the funeral was scheduled and executed the way he wanted. As the wife sat at the graveside ceremony, she was accompanied by her best friend. When the ceremony was finished, and before the casket was sealed, the wife told the mortuary owner to wait for a minute before closing and sealing the casket. When everyone else had left the scene, she got up and carefully carried a large cardboard box and placed it into the casket. The casket was then sealed and lowered into place.
As the wife left the cemetery, her best friend spoke to her and said, "I sure hope you didn't bury all of that money with him." while looking at the wife as they walked to their car. The wife answered, saying "I did exactly as he wanted. After all I promised." The friend was appalled at what the wife had done and asked her "How in the world could you do that.??" The wife shrugged and said it was easy. Then smiling, she said, "I collected all of his money, deposited it all in my account, then I wrote him a check.!!"
When the day came, the man passed from this mortal coil, and the funeral was scheduled and executed the way he wanted. As the wife sat at the graveside ceremony, she was accompanied by her best friend. When the ceremony was finished, and before the casket was sealed, the wife told the mortuary owner to wait for a minute before closing and sealing the casket. When everyone else had left the scene, she got up and carefully carried a large cardboard box and placed it into the casket. The casket was then sealed and lowered into place.
As the wife left the cemetery, her best friend spoke to her and said, "I sure hope you didn't bury all of that money with him." while looking at the wife as they walked to their car. The wife answered, saying "I did exactly as he wanted. After all I promised." The friend was appalled at what the wife had done and asked her "How in the world could you do that.??" The wife shrugged and said it was easy. Then smiling, she said, "I collected all of his money, deposited it all in my account, then I wrote him a check.!!"
"A Reasoned Response From A Reasonable Mind"