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Honoring Our Veterans: Resources for Older Veterans

Adult Children, Daily Money Management, Financial Info, Help for adult children, Help for aging parentsNovember 11, 2018172Views 0Likes 0Comments

Darryl Fyall, circa 1986 (Barbara Scurry's husband) On the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we honor those that served our country. Nationally, there are 21 million men and women who have served in active duty, and there are 690,208 veterans in the state of Georgia, according to the U.S. Census. Thank you…

Don’t Let Emotions Drive Bad Financial Decisions

Adult Children, Daily Money Management, Daily Money Manager, Financial Info, Help for adult children, Help for aging parentsSeptember 20, 2018130Views 0Likes 0Comments

I have always focused on saving money for our clients. Cutting expenses, prioritizing spending, and putting extra money away drive many of my decisions. I have no qualms about spending money when necessary and even for the occasional splurge, but until the bills are paid and some cash has been put away, I don’t even think…

Vacation Anyway

Daily Money Manager, Help for aging parents, UncategorizedJuly 19, 2018149Views 0Likes 0Comments

Disability, dementia, and frailty often have huge impacts on all areas of my clients’ lives. That does not, however, stop them from dreaming about the beach, Europe, and traveling in general. While paying bills and planning for the future, I’ll often hear statements like, “If only I could win the lottery, I could travel again.” or,…

Long-Term Care Is HOW MUCH?!

Adult Children, Financial Info, Help for aging parentsAugust 16, 2016211Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a Daily Money Manager, I've seen many of our clients benefit from having a long-term care (LTC) insurance policy in place. It helps them ease the cost of a home care aide, an assisted living apartment, or nursing home care. Yet, I still meet Baby Boomers that think... ..."I won't need that insurance..." ..."It's too expensive..." ..."I'm healthy as…

Fight Elder Abuse!

Abuse, Abuse Awareness, Fraud, Help for adult children, Help for aging parents, ScamsJune 15, 2016148Views 0Likes 0Comments

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and because I'm a Daily Money Manager, I focus on the financial abuse side of elder abuse. Did you know that according to the True Link study done in 2015 that seniors lose $36.5 billion each and every year to financial abuse! What's worse: that number isn't even…

Mom Really Might Have a Favorite…

Adult Children, Help for aging parents, Sandwich GenerationMay 10, 201683Views 0Likes 0Comments

May is the month for Mom's... Last week we discussed how siblings can decide who takes care of Mom (click here to read the full post). We briefly touched on how birth-order plays a role in that decision-making process. This is a topic that fascinates me so I thought I'd dig a little deeper in the…

Who Takes Care of Mom?

Adult Children, Help for adult children, Help for aging parentsMay 3, 2016117Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ahh...brothers and sisters... Your siblings were probably your first friends and playmates. You played tricks on each other--and goodness knows what else! You shared secrets...and most likely...fights. Whether you are close to them, indifferent, or not in touch with them at all as adults, you may still have one major shared responsibility: the care of your elderly parents. So the…

The Woes of Helping Aging Parents

Adult Children, Daily Money Management, Help for adult children, Help for aging parents, Sandwich GenerationApril 12, 2016122Views 0Likes 0Comments

I stumbled upon an awesome article that I wanted to share with you. William Power from The Wall Street Journal wrote an article entitled, "The Difficult, Delicate Untangling of Our Parents' Financial Lives" that outlines the difficulty in trying to step in and help help aging parents with their daily life and money matters. I understood perfectly…

5 Tax Tips for Eldercare

Adult Children, Financial Info, Help for adult children, Help for aging parents, Organization, TaxesApril 5, 2016188Views 0Likes 0Comments

OH NO! Oh, yes... The dreaded Tax Day is just around the corner... One good piece of news this year is that you get a few extra days to file: tax returns are due April 18 this year! It's all due to Washington, DC having a holiday (Emancipation Day) that falls on April 15. Click here to read all…

Nobody REALLY Likes Doing This

Adult Children, Daily Money Management, Daily Money Manager, Help for adult children, Help for aging parentsMarch 8, 201667Views 0Likes 0Comments

Could this be lurking in your unopened mail? When I get the opportunity to present to groups of people about our services, I always start out by asking for a show of hands, “Who here enjoys sitting down once or twice a month to open and sort mail and make sure your bills get paid?” Crickets. Okay, rarely I…

Get Your Financial House In Order: It’s Tax Time!

Adult Children, Help for adult children, Help for aging parents, Organization, TaxesFebruary 23, 2016110Views 0Likes 0Comments

It's coming... The dreaded tax season is almost upon us... And while we have a little more time this year to file (more on that in a bit), now is the time to start gathering our paperwork! The government will process over 147 million individual tax returns; the total amount of individual refunds amounts to more than $324…

Want to Save Time and Money? Get Organized!

Help for adult children, Help for aging parents, OrganizationFebruary 16, 2016100Views 0Likes 0Comments

We all want to be able to organize our schedules and have the commitment to maintain them on a day-to-day basis, but how? Creating a workable schedule is typically time-consuming and often results in a frustrating battle with your calendar. Organization is beneficial for everyone and can be easily adapted to suit individual needs. And believe…