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Tips to help your parents with money matters

Last Modified: January 24, 2022 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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Tips to help your parents with money matters
This week, I will be talking about how to help your parents with money matters.  This is an area near and dear to my heart because as parents get older they are more likely to experience identity theft. It is a growing trend in this nation. 50+ individuals experience more of this than ever before. To help combat this trend, let's talk about what information you should have to help your parents feel safer in their home and with their money.

Tips to help your parents with money matters

  1. Gather all the credit cards together and keep them in a safe place. Using business card holders, add all the credit cards into it and store it in a safe deposit box or other fireproof safe.
  2. Make a list of all the credit cards they have. Open accounts and paid off accounts. And, store in another place outside of the home.
  3. Gather all the online finances log in information and agent contact information. Store it in a safe place. Include information like the address, phone number, name of the agent, email address, login information, website address, etc... Any information that will help you get full access to their account if you ever need it. And be sure to update this sheet ever 6 months or so.
  4. Make a list of all the bills your parents have. This will give you a better picture of the bills they are dealing with. I created a what to keep in your bill paying station that will help you gather all you need for paying your parents bills or helping them stay organized. Check it out by clicking on the image below. what to keep in your bill paying station checklist
  5. Gather all the important documents that your parent may have around the house.  Here is a list of all of them. Click on the link below to visit the post about what to keep: Important Documents. It will give you a boat load of documents that you will need to find in your parents. home. IMPORTANT Documents To Keep In A Safe Place infographic

Here are other tips below to help you through this process of gathering your parent's financial information:

Not all parents are willing to share this information with their children.  And, that is OK. If they don't want to share this information with you, make sure they have a person you and they can trust to help you gather this information.  This person can be a financial advisor, a bookkeeper, or another family member. Stay come if they resist sharing this information with you.  Reacting to the resistance will only make the process even more frustrating.

Explain to your parents the different ways thefts can get their information. Here is something I found from the FTC that talks about the different scams that are out there. Feel free to click this link.

I hope this helps you and your parents stay safe. Now it's your turn, what tips do you have for the readers that would help them with their parent's money matters? Please leave a comment below. I would love to hear from you.


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  1. Sarah Soboleski

    August 01, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Money matters can be difficult to talk about, but I'm glad you included it in your series. Your checklists make it so easy to stay on top of things. Thanks for sharing your insights on such a sensitive topic, Sabrina.

  2. Jill Robson

    August 01, 2016 at 9:55 am

    Yes a very important conversation especially if you are dealing with older parents who are don't have their finances in order.

  3. Seana Turner

    August 01, 2016 at 8:42 am

    This is a great post, Sabrina. Important to share this out because it can be so overwhelming when you are managing emotions and health issues and all these details. This can be especially difficult when Mom and Dad have a complicated financial portfolio.

  4. Andi Willis

    August 01, 2016 at 7:02 am

    Great list, Sabrina! I would add determine which bills are automatically drafted like a cell phone. If someone passes or is I'll, they can still be charged for months before someone realizes what is going on. Something like a digital estate plan encapsulates a lot of what you talk about. http://goodlifeorganizing.net/digital-estate-plan/

  5. Janet Barclay

    August 01, 2016 at 6:55 am

    The worst example I've seen was when an elderly gentleman received a call from a young man claiming to be his grandson. He said he was in another city, had got in trouble, and needed money for a lawyer. Fortunately, he called his son to discuss it, and he assured him that his grandson was safe at home and that it was a scammer. I don't know whether he was more upset thinking that his grandson was in trouble or realizing he'd been targeted. The upside is that he's now more aware of such things, so the next time it happened, he just hung up.

    Another older person I know received a call, supposedly from Canada Revenue, stating that he owed money and if he didn't pay he would be arrested. Fortunately, the clerk at the post office where he went to get a money order was on the ball and explained that it was a scam.

    I guess the best thing we can do is to make sure they're aware of these scams and that they know they should never trust any stranger who calls them. The world is a very different place than the one they grew up in.

    • Sabrina

      August 01, 2016 at 8:38 am

      Yes, I agree, Janet. Thanks for sharing these stories. It is one of the reasons I wanted to do this series. I have a few clients who are retired and they definitely are fearful of anyone. But, some may not be, my goals is to keep everyone, even seniors, informed.

    • Hazel Thornton

      August 03, 2016 at 10:47 am

      My dad got the grandson call. Fortunately he was suspicious and didn't fall for it. But he did let someone access his computer to "fix" it once, giving them his credit card number. Yikes! He stopped payment soon enough, and deleted the software they had installed, and no lasting damage was done. Whew! We need to remember that even if they're savvy now, they may lose their sharpness as they get older.

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