What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life's "What-ifs" - A Compassionate No-Nonsense Handbook for Estate Planning After Loss

ISBN: 0062689444

Author: Reynolds, Chanel

Condition: New

A practical look at putting your lifetogether written by the founder of the internationally celebrated website GetYour Shit Together and informed by the authors personal experience after herhusband was killed in a biking accident. Part memoir, part hard-workinghow-to guidebook, What Matters Most inspires readers to get their affairs in orderbefore the unthinkable (or inevitable) happens.On July 17, 2009, ChanelReynoldss husband, Jos, was sideswiped by a van while cycling near their homein Seattle. In the aftermath of her husbands sudden death, Reynolds quicklyrealized that she was left bewildered and underprepared for what happens next.What was the password to his phone? Did they sign their wills? How muchinsurance did they have? Could she afford the house? And what the hell wasprobate court anyway? Simply put, when life went sideways she didnt have hershit together.As it turns out, most of usdont either. Were too busy, in denial, overwhelmed, dont know where tostart. We procrastinate or outright avoid having these difficult yet criticalconversations.Reynolds learned the hard waythat hoping for the best is not a plan, but you dont have to. Drawing on herfirst-hand experience, expert advice, and the unparalleled resources shescompiled from her popular website and checklists, Reynolds lends her,friendly, human voice to help readers navigate and avoid much of confusion,overwhelm, and uncertainty when something happens and learn how to: Create a will, living will,and power of attorney documents Update (or finally get) theright life insurance policy Start or grow an emergencyfund and prioritize your spending Make a watertight emergencyand What-If plan Keep secure, up-to-daterecords of personal informationAuthoritative yet intimate,grounded but irreverent, Reynoldss voice carries readers through a toughsubject with candor and compassion. Weaving personal story with hard-wonwisdom, What Matters Most is the approachable, no-nonsense handbook weall need to living a life free of worry and what ifs.