If you could change one thing about caregiving, what would it be? She then shuffles through the house afterward with her walker, and you can feel how much the struggle is costing her. The dad’s memory is slipping and he needs help keeping track of the date as he pays bills, and he calls out to his daughter for help, but she has just as much trouble keeping up.
It’s a vicious circle that many families get stuck in, as caregiver parents age and their adult children with special needs have to step in to try to keep households running as best they can. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Nvidia’s stock is on a losing streak not seen in 14 years.
The real reason why everything costs so much more at the airport I inherited $1.4 million from my father. Am I wrong to ask my husband of 25 years for a postnuptial agreement? Beth Pinsker is a financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch.
She has been a certified financial planner (CFP®) since 2018. Previously, she worked at , Fidelity and Walletpop.com. She is the author of the book "My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving." Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, the Dallas Morning News and many other publications.
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