How to Money · Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Chanelle Reynolds shares the tragic accident that claimed her husband's life, revealing how it exposed significant gaps in their financial and logistical preparedness. Despite having wills nearly finalized and some life insurance, she faced immense challenges accessing information like phone passwords and even couldn't determine if her husband had invested in Bitcoin.
“He had one hundred machines hooked up to him and tubes everywhere, and the er doc said that he had a fifty to fifty chance, and so that seemed better to me than what I had feared most.”
“And then a few moments later, as I was walking back into his room, I realized that we did get all of our wills done and they were sitting in my inbox and had been for a few months waiting to be finalized and signed.”
“And you know, to this day, I still don't know if he bought bitcoin in two thousand and nine because I can't find the information.”