A brand new year is the perfect time to get your most important life *stuff* completed. GYST’s 6-Week Masterclass is here to help you get it done. How about a New Year’s resolution that really matters? … More Join Our Spring 2026 End-of-Life Planning Masterclass
“When we don’t get our shit organized, we leave a big mess that is emotionally awful, takes hundreds of hours to get through, and can cost thousands of dollars.” That’s why leaving a plan in place is the best gift you will ever give your friends and family. It’s never too early—or too late—to get your affairs in order. Here’s how. … More GYST Founder Chanel Reynolds shares her must-do advice with Oprah readers in “7 Things Top Estate Planners Think You Should Do Before You Die”
Looking back at the article that skyrocketed the Get Your Sh*t Together website into, well, everywhere, do I see improvements a decade later? Sure. However, despite the hard of many long before me, gobs of start-ups entering the ‘death space’ and living in a post-pandemic world…we still have a long, long way to go. … More New York Times Article: A Shocking Death, a Financial Lesson and Help for Others. Do we still suck at dying in this country ten years later? Yup.
GYST Guide to Gifts That (Actually) Make a Difference: An untraditional and incredibly helpful guide to gifts that matter. It’s always the right time of year to get your shit together. … More The GYST Guide to Gifts That Matter: 2023-2024
How to Money podcast interview with Chanel Reynolds, founder of GYST.
Episode: ‘Preparing for the Unthinkable with Chanel Reynolds’
Young and growing families, especially those with children, really need to get their *stuff* together. … More How To Money Interview: Finances and the cost of *not* doing a will (hint: 3-7% of your estate)
Get your notebooks ready and check out Chanel’s conversation on the “What Nobody Tells Us” podcast. This episode is your ultimate guide to getting your affairs in order (and what happens if you don’t!) before the unthinkable or eventual happens.
From wills and advance directives and insurance, to finances, family, parenting and relationships – this is the critical *stuff* everyone needs to know. … More New Podcast: Chanel Reynolds goes deep on “What Nobody Tells Us”
How’s your summer going? It’s been a busy few months for me and September coming quick. What do you say we get a few more ‘what-if’ tasks done before labor day weekend? You’ll feel better and have one less thing to worry about this fall. Here are your August to-dos… … More Monthly Nudge: Your GYST Guide for August
When it comes to what the legal professionals call estate planning it easily overlooked or quite intentionally avoided, which certainly explains why over half of US adults don’t have wills or some basic ‘what-if’ plans in place. However, it’s really not optional anymore. The cost of *not* doing it far outweighs the reward of not getting started today. Here’s how. … More WILLS 101: The GYST Guide to Estate Planning
ASK GYST: How can I make sure my family doesn’t contest my will? … More ASK GYST: How can I make sure my family doesn’t contest my will? How to write someone in (and out) of your will.
If you’re one of the 50% of U.S. adults who don’t have your will completed, this month’s Ask GYST is for you: “What happens when you can’t find a will?” What do you do – and what shouldn’t you do?
Ask GYST replies to this all too common question. … More ASK GYST: What do you do when you can’t find the will?