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Scenario

When Grandparents Can't Afford Their Traditional Generosity

My mom insists on giving Christmas and birthday money to all the grandchildren like she always has, but she's spending grocery money to do it and won't let me tell them to refuse it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The role of generous grandparent becomes impossible to abandon even when continuing it threatens basic survival.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and aging parents — the financial caregiving challenge?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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