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A lot of people who lose their spouse are older, but you're really young. And so you are in the

position where you have to be thinking about decades of your life still?

Yeah.

I am fortunate to be in a situation and live in a time where I don't have to remarry

in order for financial security to be a piece of my life.

So I'm thankful for that.

And I think probably the biggest thing is just the mentality of like, yeah, we have money

if we need it.

But the worry about like if something goes wrong in the house is like,

well, you know, it used to be he'll get a paycheck in two weeks. And now it's not this endless

supply that will last for forever. This is Alyssa. She's 38 years old and she lives in northern Utah. Her husband died about three years ago. He'd had health issues, but his passing was sudden. And it completely upended her life.

He was the primary provider and I stayed home with our four kids. And so we had a really big financial change.

Alyssa and her husband had thought she could rely on his income until all four of their kids were

in school. But suddenly, she needed a new plan. This week, we'll talk with Alyssa about how she managed the financial fallout and endless

bureaucracy of losing her husband while navigating her grief.

And we'll follow along, as three years later, she's still making sure she can take care of herself

and her kids.

I'm Courtney Harrell, and this is what we spend.

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