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Every year, right around the week of Christmas, my phone starts ringing.
“Stacy, can you please do my will before the break?”
And every year I have to say the same thing: we’re closing. The practice is shut. And by the way, you called me last Christmas too. And the one before that.
If that sounds...
Three days after her husband died, Ash’s family sat her down and asked her one question.
“Do you have access to the finances?”
She hadn’t spoken a word to anyone since it happened. But she answered that one. “Yes. I know where everything is. I built the spreadsheet.”
Her family was relieved, beca...
Let me set the scene.
You're sitting on the couch, scrolling on your phone, sipping your coffee… and boom — a thought hits you out of nowhere:
“Wait… who actually gets my super if something happens to me?”
Most people have no idea.
And honestly?
It’s not their fault — because superannuation is no...
Let’s be real for a second…
No one wants to talk about death. It feels heavy, morbid, and a little too real. Most of us would rather scroll TikTok, binge Netflix, or pretend we’ll live forever than sit down and think about wills.
But here’s the thing — I’ve seen firsthand in my legal practice what...
I once had a mini panic attack on a plane. Not because of turbulence or a screaming toddler—but because I suddenly realised that everyone I’d listed as executor in my Will… was on the same plane. With me.
👑 Yep, full Royal Family vibes.
And if that plane went down? So would all of my carefully plan...
Let me tell you a quick story.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard: “Oh, I don’t need a will. Everything will just go to my partner anyway.” Or my personal favourite: “My dad made a will when he was healthy and died days later. They’re cursed, Stacy!”
I get it. Talking about death and est...
You know those Facebook threads where someone asks, “Do I really need a lawyer for my will?” and suddenly everyone’s a legal expert? 😂
In this episode of The Stacy M Show, I’m chatting about DIY will kits – like those $30 ones you grab from the post office. People love them because they’re quick an...
