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What matters most : the Get Your Shit Together guide to wills, money, insurance, and life's "what-ifs" / Chanel Reynolds.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper Wave, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 331 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062689436
  • 0062689436
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Contents:
A note to the reader -- Introduction -- Part I: before -- Life goes sideways -- Guide: When life goes sideways -- Waiting for the dice to roll -- Guide: When the shit hits the fan -- Family meeting -- The last day -- Reentry protocol -- Guide: Quality of life, death, and dying -- Tell the truth: not too much -- Found and lost -- Part II: after -- Aftershocks -- Meridians -- The celebration-of-life memorial-fund-ceremony-service -- Guide: after death -- Strangers in a strange land -- Border crossing -- Death by a thousand paper cuts -- Guide: the tangled web we leave -- 1. Essentials -- 2. Insurance -- 3. Money -- 4. Legal -- Practice makes progress -- The new normal(ish) -- Drink, fuck, run -- Missed connections -- Part III: always -- The overview effect -- What would Cher do? -- Guide: what makes a difference? -- Message in a bottle -- Where's the bear? -- Guide: what matters most -- A small series of losses -- Departure -- Jump -- Afterward: finding shore -- The guidebook -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index
Summary: Founder of popular website Get Your Shit Together blends personal story and must-have advice in the ultimate guide to getting your affairs in order--from wills and advance directives to insurance, finances, and relationships--before the unthinkable happens.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 346.7305 R462 Available 33111009136983
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A practical look at putting your life together written by the founder of the internationally celebrated website Get Your Shit Together and informed by the author's personal experience after her husband was killed in a biking accident. Part memoir, part hard-working how-to guidebook, What Matters Most inspires readers to get their 'affairs in order' before the unthinkable (or inevitable) happens.

On July 17, 2009, Chanel Reynolds's husband, José, was sideswiped by a van while cycling near their home in Seattle. In the aftermath of her husband's sudden death, Reynolds quickly realized that she was left bewildered and underprepared for what happens next. What was the password to his phone? Did they sign their wills? How much insurance did they have? Could she afford the house? And what the hell was probate court anyway? Simply put, when life went sideways she didn't have her shit together.

As it turns out, most of us don't either. We're too busy, in denial, overwhelmed, don't know where to start. We procrastinate or outright avoid having these difficult yet critical conversations.

Reynolds learned the hard way that hoping for the best is not a plan, but you don't have to. Drawing on her first-hand experience, expert advice, and the unparalleled resources she's compiled 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) the right life insurance policy

* Start or grow an emergency fund and prioritize your spending

* Make a watertight emergency and 'What-If' plan

* Keep secure, up-to-date records of personal information

Authoritative yet intimate, grounded but irreverent, Reynolds's voice carries readers through a tough subject with candor and compassion. Weaving personal story with hard-won wisdom, What Matters Most is the approachable, no-nonsense handbook we all need to living a life free of worry and "what ifs."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-321) and index.

A note to the reader -- Introduction -- Part I: before -- Life goes sideways -- Guide: When life goes sideways -- Waiting for the dice to roll -- Guide: When the shit hits the fan -- Family meeting -- The last day -- Reentry protocol -- Guide: Quality of life, death, and dying -- Tell the truth: not too much -- Found and lost -- Part II: after -- Aftershocks -- Meridians -- The celebration-of-life memorial-fund-ceremony-service -- Guide: after death -- Strangers in a strange land -- Border crossing -- Death by a thousand paper cuts -- Guide: the tangled web we leave -- 1. Essentials -- 2. Insurance -- 3. Money -- 4. Legal -- Practice makes progress -- The new normal(ish) -- Drink, fuck, run -- Missed connections -- Part III: always -- The overview effect -- What would Cher do? -- Guide: what makes a difference? -- Message in a bottle -- Where's the bear? -- Guide: what matters most -- A small series of losses -- Departure -- Jump -- Afterward: finding shore -- The guidebook -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index

Founder of popular website Get Your Shit Together blends personal story and must-have advice in the ultimate guide to getting your affairs in order--from wills and advance directives to insurance, finances, and relationships--before the unthinkable happens.

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