How to prepare financially for being a widow/widower

Please take a moment to read this article about the steps that are easy to take, but psychologically tough to do given the subject matter. Think about your own mortality in terms of how you can ease the stress and burden for your spouse, heirs, beneficiaries, dependents, etc. Your legacy is not only what you have done during your lifetime, but also how you take care of those you love after you are gone.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2018/01/19/how-prepare-financially-being-widow-widower/1003722001/