New York’s best-selling author and budget guru, Tiffany Aliche, recently announced on social media that her husband suddenly passed away a few weeks ago.
Aliche, best known as “The Budgetnista,” shared the sad news on Instagram that her husband, Jerrell Smith, died from an aneurysm. In the video, Aliche shared clips of her late husband that displayed his time spent with family and friends, his experiences on vacation, and more, according to Blavity.
In one of the clips, Smith expressed his adoration for his wife, saying, “I love my wife. That’s all I got to say, man.”
“This one has made my life better, upgraded me, and made me look at things in a whole different light, man,” he continued.
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The author acknowledged her husband’s efforts and emphasized how he” took pride in doing his best” in the 7-minute and 52-second video.
She lovingly captioned the video by describing her experience being a wife to a husband whom she described as “selfless.”
“Jerrell believed that kindness was an action word,” she said. “And set out each day to live and love from that space. He was quick to apologize and quick to forgive. And if you ever met my husband, then you know his was a life well-lived; a life well-loved.”
While the couple has shared memorable times together, Aliche expressed that she will deeply miss Smith as she commemorated his memory in the clip.
“Babe, I can’t believe you’re not here,” she said. “It doesn’t seem real. You were literally an answered prayer, and [God] sent me you.”
“I will continue to love you today, tomorrow and always,” she concluded.
Insecure actress Yvonne Orji expressed her condolences in the comments, saying, “My heart is crushed for you, my love. I hate that this is your reality. There are simply no words. Holding you tight tiff. Love you, mama.”
Smith is survived by his wife and daughter, Alyssa, The Grio reported.
Aliche, a former school teacher, turned the hardships she endured during the Great Depression in 2009 into helping women worldwide save millions of dollars while teaching financial education.
“For financial education, I’m not teaching people how to trade options or how to invest in real estate. Those things are great. But I’m here to say here are the fundamentals so you can do those other things solidly. [I am] creating resources that help people who are wanting those fundamentals.”
