862: Chanel Reynolds, Author of What Matters Most

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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If your partner died today, would you have your shit together? Today’s guest is Chanel Reynolds. She’s the author of the brand new book What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance and Life’s “What-Ifs.” After Chanel’s husband passed away unexpectedly, she realized she had no idea how to access any of their financial documents. She didn’t know how to pay her mortgage. She didn’t even have the password to his phone. And, as she was in the middle of the worst moment of her life, she couldn’t help but think that there must be other people out there who were just as unprepared as she was. She started writing about her experiences on her website aptly called Get Your Shit Together. What followed was tons of website visitors, mentions in the medias, and hundreds of stories from people who, much like her, were unprepared for life’s most brutal moments. Although she never expected to be in this position, Chanel has used a tragedy and has used it as a tool to help others be more prepared than she was. Learn more about Chanel at www.GetYourShitTogether.com and www.GYST.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 862, Chanel Richards, author of What Matters Most, the Get Your
0:06.2	Shit Together guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life's What Ifs.
0:11.6	You're listening to So Money Guru Farnoosh Karabi.
0:17.0	Each day, get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnuus herself.
0:26.0	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:31.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place, seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:36.0	Welcome to So Money.
0:40.0	Getting my shit together at first was a survival mode, kind of almost project managing myself out of the terrible situation.
0:48.0	And it became really clear that it wasn't just me, that we're all so much more vulnerable than we realized and you know if I had a dollar for every friend or a family member or a stranger who said oh my God I don't have my shit together too. I could have honestly
1:04.9	helicoptered myself over to see you for this meeting because, you know, it's a hard
1:11.4	topic to talk about and I have discovered over and over again that we're really
1:17.8	relieved when we have the opportunity to talk about it and even do something about it because we think about this stuff all the time.
1:26.0	Question for you, question for all of us.
1:30.0	If your partner passed away today suddenly, would you have your shit together?
1:34.6	Our guest today is Chanel Reynolds and she learned this the hard way.
1:38.8	On a completely normal day in July 10 years ago after what was a typical marital spat.
1:45.0	Chanel kissed her husband goodbye not knowing it would be the last time she'd get the chance.
1:50.0	And what followed was a terrible bike accident a week in the hospital and her
1:55.2	husband passing away far too young. It was her worst nightmare, not pleasant to
2:01.0	talk about, but she's now ready to talk. Welcome to So Money everybody. I'm your host
2:05.9	Pharnoosh Terabi. Chanel Reynolds is the author of the new book What Matters Most?
2:11.1	The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life's What Ifs.
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