I deal with regret my reminding myself that I made the best decision I could at the time, given the information and resources I had at the time. In this case, you felt the need to do something quickly, and you chose as best you could. Yes, present you would do it differently, but past you didn't have the same information or the same bandwidth to do the research that you have now. Be kind to past you.
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This is my normal approach as well. It's helped me normalize things that ended up being both sub optimal (should have done it different) and super optimal (man I'm really good at timing the dip in the stock market). You also learn from mistakes you've made. So of course if it was the wrong thing to do you won't do it again, but you can't go back and change it.
@jamesbond007 , I know you mentioned this was a rush job and that you normally think through things or research them. To me, a rush job for something like a will/trust implies something like a terminal medical diagnosis or a major life change to them or a close family member or friend. If that's the case, first I'm sorry, and sometimes the peace of mind getting the job done quickly is the price you pay. You also don't know if you'd get the same $1700 deal, and maybe they also would require you to file your paperwork with the county? You were willing to pay a premium to not have to do it with the attorneys you contacted, so maybe it wouldn't have worked out anyway.
Similar to what Fire 20/20 said, thinking about it a year from that point is a good perspective as well. We paid for a revocable living trust, will, AMD, POAs, the works, and I remember going this is a ridiculous price but it's the least ridiculous price I could find with a small amount of calling attorney offices to get quotes/rates. That was 3.5 years ago and I have absolutely no recollection what the fee was. I could look it up but I don't really care anymore :)
Don't beat yourself up over it. It's a tough pill to swallow and get over for sure though. Maybe you can find a way to make it back by saving an extra $1700 this year to "pay" for your mistake. Some people like that approach better than waiting for the regret to wane over time.