What does "get one's affairs in order" mean?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
To "get one's affairs in order" is an expression that means to settle or organize things in one's life like finances so that there are no difficulties for the family or inheritors after one dies. This phrase is normally used when someone knows that they are going to die soon and wants to prepare their family for it. Ex: He got his affairs in order by preparing a will for his family.