Creator of popular internet site GET A Shit Together mixes personal tale and must-have advice in the ultimate guide to getting the affairs in order-from wills and progress directives to insurance, finances, and relationships-before the unthinkable happens.

On July 17, 2009, Chanel Reynolds’ hubby, José, was struck by a car while cycling near their home in Seattle. In the wake of her husband’s untimely death, Reynolds quickly noticed that she was completely unprepared for what came following. What about The WHAT COUNTS Most: The MAKE YOUR Shit Together Guide to Wills, Cash, Insurance, and Life’s ‘What-ifs’ was the security password to his phone? Did they indication their wills? Just how much insurance did they possess? Could she spend the money for house? And the actual hell was probate in any case? Simply put, when life proceeded to go sideways she didn’t possess her shit collectively.

As it works out, the majority of us don’t either. We’re too busy, in denial, overwhelmed by too much information, uncertain where to start, or just unpleasant having those hard conversations.

Reynolds learned the hard method 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 unequalled resources she’s put together for her celebrated website, Reynolds lends a human tone of voice to a warren of checklists and forms and psychological confusion, showing visitors how to:

Produce a will and living willUpdate (or finally get) the proper life insurance coverage policyStart or grow an emergency fundMake a watertight emergency planKeep secure, up-to-date records of personal informationAuthoritative yet personal, grounded but irreverent, Reynolds’ tone of voice carries readers through a tough subject matter with candor and compassion. Weaving personal story with hard-won intelligence, What Matters Most may be the approachable, no-nonsense handbook we all need to living a lifestyle free of worry and ‘what ifs.’

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.