Inheritance

I Am a ‘Tragedy Trust Funder’

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A modest surprise inheritance from my late husband allows me to raise my two young kids without having to go to work. So why do I feel so guilty about it?

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‘Take Ownership of What You’ve Discovered’

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Writer Dani Shapiro opens up about secrets, healing through exploring, and the thrill of of the word “million.”

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5 Ways to Empower Children with Financial Responsibility

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Kids can start learning earlier than you think. The childhood lessons my parents taught me served as a powerful, lifelong legacy in the wake of their untimely and sudden deaths.

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Welcome to New York

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Suddenly worth half a million dollars through the dumb luck of my dad's death, I rooted myself to a new and unfamiliar home.

What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money

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During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.

Survivor Gilt: 6 Ways To Make Inherited Items Work for You

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In an excerpt from the Modern Loss book, stylist Stacy London tells us how to repurpose and reinterpret the fashion and furniture your loved ones left behind.

How To: Avoid Family Conflict When There’s No Estate Plan

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What do to when a loved one dies with no estate plan? A financial therapist offers six ways to work with your family and remain sane -- and harmonious.

How To: Approach a Windfall

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Financial therapist Amanda Clayman weighs in on the complex dynamics of inheritance — and how to approach a windfall in a healthy way.

The Legal Top 10

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Be careful what you sign, assemble an advisory team and other lawyerly dos and don'ts for the grieving.

Tiptoeing Around My Inheritance

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Your friends are struggling to pay their rent. You've just come into a small fortune, amid the haze of grief. Our advice guru explains how to make things less awkward.

Modern Loss’ Grief Reads

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Some Modern Loss-approved essays, articles, radio shows and multimedia features taking on loss and grief of all kinds.

Excusing Myself at Weddings

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A reader struggles to get through weddings without breaking down; another is consumed with guilt about the last argument he had with his late friend.