by Robyn | Dec 13, 2020 | Helping Mom & Dad, Housing, Planning for Aging in Place
You may be ready to consider moving to an assisted living facility. Perhaps you no longer want to maintain a house. Perhaps you need just a little bit of assistance each day. Or, perhaps you want to be closer to your peers and social activities. No matter the reason,...
by Robyn | Aug 24, 2020 | Helping Mom & Dad, Planning for Aging in Place
Talking with our aging parents about their finances can be tough. But it’s necessary. We need to know their plans and wishes should it become necessary for someone to step in and help. As a daily money manager, I have frequent conversations with older clients about...
by Robyn | Mar 13, 2018 | Helping Mom & Dad, Planning for Aging in Place
As our parents need for care increases, so do the costs. What if your parent can’t afford to pay for the care he or she needs? Two helpful websites can help you locate affordable and subsidized senior housing, resources and services. PayingforSeniorCare.com is...
by Robyn | Feb 14, 2017 | Budgeting, Credit Cards, Planning for Aging in Place, Saving Money
Would you like to feel younger next year? The book, Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D., explains, while we can’t stop aging, we can turn back our biological clocks. Co-authors Crowley and Lodge describe the three components to becoming...
by Robyn | Jul 26, 2016 | Helping Mom & Dad, Planning for Aging in Place, Saving Money
Adult children fighting over their parent’s money: this is one of the saddest, yet common, things I witness in my work as a daily money manager. In some cases, one or more of the children have a sense of entitlement, not understanding that their parents’ money is not...
by Robyn | Jun 21, 2016 | Banking, Budgeting, Credit Cards, Helping Mom & Dad, Planning for Aging in Place, Saving Money, Social Security
Handwriting checks is time consuming. Many of us no longer write checks to pay our own bills. If you are helping a parent or an older loved-one with bill paying, he or she may be resistant to newer methods. Paper checks are familiar to many seniors and make them feel...