Hi there. Before we get into today's show, I wanted to give a trigger warning.

Today, I'm talking to a woman who lost her spouse unexpectedly at a young age

and how she dealt with the aftermath of this sudden event.

We are also talking about how you can prepare now in case this happens to you.

Welcome to the Bigger Pockets Money Podcast, show number 265,

where I talk to Allison Nicholongton about handling the unexpected death of your spouse.

It's a voydent and it's a lot of what many of us go through and we don't want to think those

thoughts. We don't want to follow those thoughts through so we don't do it. We put it off, we put it

off, we put it off and I think that that's a very human response and I think it's sort of a by-product

of the many things in life that we don't like to talk about and you've got two of them there.

People don't like to talk about death and people don't like to talk about money.

Hello, hello, hello, my name is Mindy Jensen and I'm here to make financial independence less

scary, less just for somebody else to introduce you to every money story because I truly believe

financial freedom is attainable for everyone no matter when or where you're starting.

Whether you want to retire early and travel the world, go on to make big-time investments

in assets like real estate or start your own business, we'll help you reach your financial

goals and get money out of the way so you can launch yourself towards your dreams.

Allison Nicholong-Ten was married for six years and her husband handled all of their finances

until his early unexpected death left her with a broken heart, a mountain of paperwork,

and forster to deal not only with her past money issues but also figure out her current financial

situation, something that could have been made much easier if they had only talked about it while

he had still been alive. Allison has learned a lot since his passing, which is why she's here today.

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