Many grandparents help fund needs (and wants) of their adult children and grands. This is dangerous territory,  given the shortfall in retirement savings for many grandparents. Emily and Mike hear the bottom line from a financial educator, Cyrus Bamji, with the Alliance for Lifetime Income, which educates savers on a range of approaches to funding in retirement. 

Other episodes on this topic include "Overbuying" and "Grandmothers at Work."

Many grandparents help fund needs (and wants) of their adult children and grands. This is dangerous territory,  given the shortfall in retirement savings for many grandparents. Emily and Mike hear the bottom line from a financial educator, Cyrus Bamji, with the <a href="https://www.protectedincome.org/">Alliance for Lifetime Income</a>, which educates savers on a range of approaches to funding in retirement. 
Other episodes on this topic include "<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/thegrandlife/overbuying">Overbuying</a>" and "<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/thegrandlife/grandparents-with-careers">Grandmothers at Work</a>."

Grandparenting with our whole hearts takes time and intention. This podcast entertains, educates, and enlightens grandparents who want to become the best they can be. Author Emily Morgan hosts an exploration of grandparenting, the relationships within the role, and the ways in which our grandparenting impacts our children--and their children.

The Grand Life: Wholehearted Grandparenting

Grandparenting with our whole hearts takes time and intention. This podcast entertains, educates, and enlightens grandparents who want to become the best they can be. Author Emily Morgan and her husband Mike host an exploration of grandparenting, the relationships within the role, and the ways in which our grandparenting impacts our children--and their children.

Grandparenting with our whole hearts takes time and intention. This podcast entertains, educates, and enlightens grandparents who want to become the best they can be. Author Emily Morgan and her husband Mike host an exploration of grandparenting, the relationships within the role, and the ways in which our grandparenting impacts our children--and their children.

Managing your money late in life means keeping an eye on how you fund your children and your grands.

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Sometimes, due to death, illness, or incarceration, your adult child just can't be a parent to your grandchildren. Capable and engaged grandparents can make all the difference, unless someone else blocks that relationship. You can take this to court: many states give explicit rights to grandparents that many of them do not know much about. Family law attorney Yoninah Orenstein talks through a particular case of hers that shines a light on the problem and gives advice on how to solve it.

Our guest is from the law firm of Flaster Greenberg. 

Sometimes, due to death, illness, or incarceration, your adult child just can't be a parent to your grandchildren. Capable and engaged grandparents can make all the difference, unless someone else blocks that relationship. You can take this to court: many states give explicit rights to grandparents that many of them do not know much about. Family law attorney Yoninah Orenstein talks through a particular case of hers that shines a light on the problem and gives advice on how to solve it.
Our guest is from the law firm of <a href="http://www.flastergreenberg.com/">Flaster Greenberg</a>.

How grandparents can exercise legal right of access to their grands

Knowing Our Rights

This is a quick preview of the episode we're pulling together for later in May. The topic is grandparents' legal right to have access to their grandchildren. In most states, these rights do exist--you just need to understand them, if in a difficult circumstance you would need to exercise them.

Music: Flatlands 2nd by Blue Dot Sessions

This is a quick preview of the episode we're pulling together for later in May. The topic is grandparents' legal right to have access to their grandchildren. In most states, these rights do exist--you just need to understand them, if in a difficult circumstance you would need to exercise them.
Music: Flatlands 2nd by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/251695">Blue Dot Sessions</a>

A preview of the next ep on grandparental rights

Preview: Knowing Our Rights

After months of one-a-week and years of podcasting, Emily and Mike are changing the tempo and starting a new endeavor, Speak-E-Z--a grandparent-confidential online meeting series. Come join us at our Patreon page for Speak-E-Z .

After months of one-a-week and years of podcasting, Emily and Mike are changing the tempo and starting a new endeavor, Speak-E-Z--a grandparent-confidential online meeting series. Come join us at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/speakEZ">our Patreon page for Speak-E-Z</a> .

Mike and Emily speed up Speak-E-Z and slow down on podcasting.

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