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WHAT MATTERS MOST

Chanel Reynolds

THE GET-YOUR-SHIT-TOGETHER GUIDE TO WILLS, MONEY, INSURANCE, AND LIFE’S “WHAT-IFS”

On July 17, 2009, Chanel Reynolds’ husband, José, was struck by a car while cycling near their home in Seattle. In the wake of her husband’s untimely death, Reynolds quickly realized that she was completely unprepared for what came 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 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 by too much information, uncertain where to start, or just uncomfortable having those difficult 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 for her celebrated website, Reynolds lends a human voice to a warren of checklists and forms and emotional confusion, showing readers how to:

• Create a will and living will

• Update (or finally get) the right life insurance policy

• Start or grow an emergency fund

• Make a watertight emergency plan

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

Authoritative yet personal, grounded but irreverent, Reynolds’ 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.”

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Book Published 2019-03-01 by Harper Wave

Comments

“Chanel Reynolds took her own unthinkable tragedy and turned it into a rallying cry for us all to get our sh*t together before it’s too late. In WHAT MATTERS MOST, she is your funny, irreverent friend, who’s here to show you tough love. The time for death denial and keeping your head in the sand is over.” – Caitlin Doughty, New York Times bestselling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

“How strange to have been so conscious about money in life but lax about where it all goes when I die. I’ve bought my green burial plot, picked who will bury me, but had I written my will? Well yes, many times, but never completed any of them. That stopped the day I read Chanel’s book. How free I feel to have these tasks done.” – Vicki Robin, New York Times bestselling author of Your Money or Your Life