Prepare for your end of life costs as well as what will happen to the remainder of your assets and debts. Write a will. Talk with an estate attorney. Consider a

Prepare for your end of life costs as well as what will happen to the remainder of your assets and debts. Write a will. Talk with an estate attorney. Consider adding names of your loved ones to your bank accounts and assets in order to avoid probate. I'm not a lawyer or accountant, but I had to deal with the financial aspects of an unexpected death in my family. Had there been any kind of planning, it would have made everything much easier for those who were survived, and saved a large amount of money that the estate had to pay out during the probate process.