Driving Solo: Dealing with Grief and the Business of Financial Survival

The Spouse You Loved Is Gone


NOW WHAT? You’re on your own, and your life feels upside-down. Yet, while you try to make sense of your loss, grief, and out-of-control emotions, you’re also expected to manage the complex logistics of legal, governmental, and financial issues related to death.


Yes, you—and only you—are in charge of major decisions regarding wills, trusts, attorneys, taxes, budgets, Social Security, insurance … and on and on. And while you’re drowning in paperwork, you’re also dr...