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Get Ready: Before Life Happens PodcastThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective Scammers (and How to Outsmart Them)Send a textOn this episode of the Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Cameron Huddleston, Cathy Sikorski and Neil Granger about The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Scammers.⚠️ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Scammers1️⃣ They Trigger Emotion, Not Logic Scammers know panic overrides reason. They create fear, urgency, or even excitement so you react before you think. 👉 Pause before you act.2️⃣ They Manufacture Urgency “Act now or lose everything.” Time pressure kills good decision-making. 👉 Slow down. Nothing legitimate requires in...
2026-01-0646 min
Real Money, Real Life ™Having the Hard Money Talk: Preparing Families for Aging & Care with Cameron Huddleston | Ep 13Episode Description: In this episode of Real Money, Real Life™, Linda Grizely sits down with Cameron Huddleston, journalist, author, and caregiving advocate, to talk about one of the most difficult financial conversations: talking to parents about money and aging. Cameron shares insights from her book "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk*", where she helps families navigate sensitive topics like estate planning, long-term care, and protecting loved ones from financial exploitation. Together, Linda and Cameron explore why these conversations are so hard, practical steps to make them easier, and how to build confidence in taking on...
2025-10-2835 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 083: Preparing Young Adults to Launch — With Cameron HuddlestonHost John Lanza and returning guest Cameron Huddleston discuss the financial challenges faced by recent college graduates and the strategies parents can use to support their children transitioning into adulthood. They cover topics such as drafting a launch contract for monetary support, navigating job searches in a challenging market, establishing a minimum viable money system, understanding credit and obtaining appropriate legal and financial documents. John and Cameron's conversation emphasizes the need for open communication between parents and adult children regarding financial expectations and responsibilities as well as the importance of teaching money smarts and mindfulness. Cameron Huddleston...
2025-10-2740 min
Peaceful Life RadioProtecting Aging Parents from Scams - Insights by Cameron HuddlestonProtecting Aging Parents from Scams: Insights by Cameron Huddlestonhttps://getcarefull.com/In this episode of Peaceful Life Radio, hosts David Lowry and Don Drew welcome Cameron Huddleston, an award-winning personal finance journalist and author. They discuss the alarming rise in scams targeting adults 60 and older, who lost an estimated $61.5 billion in 2023 alone. Cameron shares practical tips on how to identify and prevent these scams, emphasizing the importance of conversations between adult children and their aging parents about financial safety. Learn about red flags, proactive measures, and essential resources to protect your loved ones. Don't...
2025-07-2729 minGet Ready: Before Life Happens PodcastMom and Dad, What’s Your Plan?Send a textOn this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I was joined by Cameron Huddleston, author and Director of Education at Carefull; Pam Ostrowski, Dementia Caregiving Speaker, Consultant and Author; and Ruschelle Khanna, author and fractional learning officer to talk about Mom and Dad, What’s the Plan? Here are some key insights: Conversations need to happen sooner, rather than later - not in an emergencyCome from a place of collaborationEmotions have to be dealt with first, the conversation has to be normalizedHow to start the conversation, even with someone who does...
2025-02-2544 min
How to MoneyMom & Dad, We Need to Talk w/ Cameron Huddleston (Bestie) #922Talking with your parents about their finances might prove to be a very difficult conversation- discussing religion and politics may even seem like a walk in the park compared to breaching the topics of retirement, long term care, and wills. Which is why we’re so thankful to have Cameron Huddleston join us to explain how we can go about having these essential conversations with our parents. She has recently published her book “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk” and she is here to walk us through initiating and leading these conversations with our parents about their finances. Thank...
2024-12-2356 minGet Ready: Before Life Happens PodcastThe Get Ready Money Podcast: Change The Way You Think About Elder Financial AbuseSend a textOn this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I was joined by Cameron Huddleston, author and Director of Education & Content at Carefull; Cathy Sikorski, author and speaker along with Neil Granger, Consultant and Expert to talk about changing the way we think about money and elder financial abuse. Here’s what we discussed: Defining elder financial abuse and prevention tips.What is a trust mill?How to spot red flags. The importance of being proactive with your parents and communicating about frauds and scams. Adult children should pay at...
2024-11-0543 min
The Long ViewChristine Benz: How to RetireWe’re doing something a little different this week. Amy Arnott and Dan Lefkovitz are flipping the microphone around and interviewing the anchor host of this podcast, Christine Benz, about her new her book, How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement. Christine is director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar. She has been with the company since 1993, where she’s served as director of the fund research team, editor of Morningstar Mutual Funds, and cofounder of this podcast in 2019. She has written several books about investing. Christine is a proud graduate of the Univ...
2024-09-1754 min
The Live Greater View#9 How to Have “The Talk” with Aging Relatives: Essential Money Conversations with Cameron HuddlestonWelcome to another insightful episode of The Live Greater View, where we dive into essential conversations that matter. In today's episode, we have a fantastic guest, Cameron Huddleston, author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk." Get ready for an eye-opening discussion on navigating critical money talks with your aging parents.In this episode, we explore Cameron's journey and the inspiration behind her book, sharing personal experiences managing her mom's finances during Alzheimer's. Discover the essential money conversations you need to have with your family, and gain valuable insights from an expert in personal...
2024-03-1244 min
Catching Up to FIMom and Dad, We Need to Talk | Cameron Huddleston | 048Cameron Huddleston is the author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances." She is an award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Chicago Tribune, MSN, Yahoo and many more print and online publications. Cameron is a mom of three young kids and is also a daughter; she juggled raising her kids while caring for her mom, who had Alzheimer's disease. It was a stressful situation, but it gave her great insight into how f...
2023-11-261h 19
Bogleheads On Investing PodcastEpisode 62: Steve Chen on DIY Retirement Planning Tech, host Jon LuskinSteven Chen is the founder of NewRetirement, a do-it-yourself tool for retirement planning. Prior to founding NewRetirement, Stephen founded venture-backed companies in education and financial services, and worked with organizations including Charles Schwab, Dimensional Fund Advisors, and Fidelity.
This episode of the podcast is hosted by Jon Luskin, CFP®, a long-time Boglehead and financial planner. The Bogleheads are a group of like-minded individual investors who follow the general investment and business beliefs of John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Group. It is a conflict-free community where individual investors reach out and provide education, as...
2023-09-2540 min
Your Financial PharmacistYFP 324: Retirement Roadblocks: Identifying and Managing 10 Common Risks (Part 1)YFP Co-Founder and CEO, Tim Ulbrich, PharmD and YFP Co-Founder and Director of Planning, Tim Baker, CFP®, RLP®, RICP®, kick off a two-part series on 10 common retirement risks you should plan for. Mentioned on the Show: Free Download: Retirement Roadblocks: Identifying and Managing 10 Common Risks Guide First Horizon Home Loan Social Security Administration Episode 291: Redefining Retirement with Professor Emeritus David Zgarrick, PhD Episode 294: 10 Common Social Security Mistakes to Avoid (Part 1) Episode 295: 10 Common Social Security Mistakes to Avoid (Part 2) Episode 296: 5 Key Decisions for Long-Term Care Insurance Episode 242: Social Security 101: History, How it Works, and Why it Matters for...
2023-09-0751 min
Your Financial PharmacistYFP 321: Navigating Financial Conversations with Aging ParentsSummary Money talk isn't always easy to initiate, but in some cases it's essential. Today, we are joined by award-winning journalist and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk, Cameron Huddleston, to discuss the often-overlooked topic of navigating financial conversations and decisions with aging parents. Cameron shares key insights into why these discussions are crucial, how to approach them with love and respect, and practical strategies to initiate meaningful dialogues. We discover the importance of estate planning documents, ways to involve siblings harmoniously, and the significance of long-term care planning to ensure a secure future...
2023-08-1732 min
NerdWallet's Smart Money PodcastWhen and How to Talk to Your Parents About Their FinancesLearn how to have crucial financial discussions with your aging parents while preserving their dignity and security.In this Nerdy Book Club episode, personal finance Nerd Kim Palmer talks with journalist Cameron Huddleston about insights from her book “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances.” In their discussion, Cameron shares her personal journey of stepping up to manage her mother's finances after an Alzheimer's diagnosis and offers guidance on how to have critical discussions about money matters with parents.Cameron breaks down why it’s impo...
2023-08-1632 min
The Retirement Risk ShowHow Openly Discussing Finances Leads to a Better Retirement with Cameron HuddlestonOn this episode of RRS, host Dave Hall welcomes Cameron Huddleston, author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk." They dive into the importance of openly discussing finances with children to help them become more responsible with money. They discuss the significance of life insurance, estate planning documents, and powers of attorney in ensuring financial and medical decisions are made according to one's wishes. Cameron emphasizes the importance of having these documents in place while mentally competent and informing family members about their location. They also touch on the emotional aspect of ensuring family heirlooms and wishes are...
2023-07-2124 min
Abundant AgingArt of Aging: Don't Fall Victim to a Scam with Cameron Huddleston of CarefullHighlights from this week’s conversation include:Cameron’s personal journey to wanting to protect older adults from scams (1:19)What is Carefull? (5:53)Common areas of scams and fraud (8:18)How to handle these areas of fraud against a loved one (12:01)Scammers using advanced technology (19:27)Training yourself and loved ones to see red flags in scams (25:55)Resources Carefull provides to educate individuals on fraud and scams (28:27)Final thoughts and takeaways (29:34)Connecting with Cameron and Carefull (34:38)Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as w...
2023-07-1335 min
Momma Has GoalsNavigating Money Conversations with Your Parents, Spouse, and Kids with Cameron HuddlestonOne of the biggest challenges in becoming an adult, a parent, or just navigating life, is having tough conversations and having to do things that don't always feel good. A big source of tension can come from money! So, today we're diving deep with award-winning personal finance journalist, Cameron Huddleston. From having conversations with your parents about their finances to talking money with your spouse or kids, Cameron has all the best advice!Cameron is a mom of three herself and was a caregiver for more than 12 years to her mom who had Alzheimer's disease. From everything...
2023-04-2550 min
Navigating the World with Your Aging Loved OneTalking Money with Aging Parents: Essential Conversations We Need to Have with Cameron Huddleston, Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Director of Education and Content at CarefullHaving a conversation about finances with our aging parents can be challenging, but it doesn't always have to be. However, it's important that we have these conversations, ensuring that they have financial security and peace of mind. My guest today is Cameron Huddleston. She is an author, speaker, and award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience writing about personal finance. At the age of 35, Cameron stepped into the caregiving role for her mom who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. This inspired her to write the book "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to...
2023-04-1257 min
Now or Never: Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta YepifantsevHaving the Talk: How to Approach Your Parents About Their Finances with Cameron HuddlestonJoin Kosta and his guest: Cameron Huddleston, author, speaker, and award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience writing about personal finance. Today we’re talking about how to approach your parents about their finances.In this episode: How should you approach the conversation of finances with parents who are uncomfortable talking about money? So many adult children struggle with balancing respecting their parents' privacy and independence with ensuring their financial security. How do you find a balance between the two? What normally happens when people try to ignore the issue, and let their family stay on fin...
2023-03-2830 min
The Whole Care NetworkRefuse to Dwell on the Negative with Cameron HuddlestonCameron Huddleston’s personal and professional lives collided when her mother was diagnosed at age 65 with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 35 and mother of two young daughters, with a son added later in the journey! Because her mom was living on her own and Cameron lived closest, she stepped into the role of caregiver.
For the first two years after the diagnosis, her mother continued to live independently with Cameron's support and a paid caregiver, who spent a few days a week with her. Cameron moved her into her home when it became apparent that she was no long...
2023-03-2849 min
Confessions of a Reluctant CaregiverRefuse to Dwell on the Negative with Cameron HuddlestonCameron Huddleston’s personal and professional lives collided when her mother was diagnosed at age 65 with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 35 and mother of two young daughters, with a son added later in the journey! Because her mom was living on her own and Cameron lived closest, she stepped into the role of caregiver. For the first two years after the diagnosis, her mother continued to live independently with Cameron's support and a paid caregiver, who spent a few days a week with her. Cameron moved her into her home when it became apparent that she was no long...
2023-03-2149 min
Healthy Love & Money: Financial Therapy, Intimacy, Conflict & Communication for CouplesUnpacking The Book Mom and Dad, We Need To Talk: How To Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances with Author Cameron Huddleston
Today, Ed is joined by Cameron Huddleston, an author, speaker, and award-winning journalist with 20 years of experience writing about personal finance.
The mom of three juggled the responsibilities of parenthood while being caregiver for her own mom, who had Alzheimer’s disease. That experience made her realize how important it is for adult children to have conversations with their parents about their finances before a health issue or other emergency leaves them unable to manage on their own.
It was that period of her life that inspired Cameron to write Mom and...
2023-03-1648 min
WhatFriendsDo: Kitchen ChatsKitchen Chats with Aimee Kandrac Episode 14: Mom And Dad, We Need To TalkAging, sickness, and death are inevitable parts of life, but that doesn’t make it any easier to talk with your parents about their future care wishes. To help start the conversation, Aimee chats with Cameron Huddleston, a financial journalist and author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,” a book about how to have essential conversations with aging parents. Cameron shares some of her best tips from the book and the personal story that inspired her to write it in the first place. Episode Highlights Get documents in place during good times. Came...
2023-02-0242 min
Your Financial PharmacistYFP 288: An Interview with Suze Orman (YFP Classic)This week we replay a YFP Podcast Classic. Suze Orman, #1 New York Times bestselling author on personal finance with over 25 million books in circulation, joins Tim Ulbrich on today's episode. They talk about her most recent book Women & Money: Be Strong, Be Smart, Be Secure and the advice Suze has for pharmacy professionals feeling overwhelmed with their student loan debt and managing their financial plan. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode YFP 109: An Interview with Suze Orman Suze Orman Women & Money: Be Strong, Be Smart, Be Secure by Suze Orman Women and Money Podcast YFP 108: How to Ef...
2022-12-2935 min
Bogleheads® LiveCameron Huddleston: talking to your parents about their financesCameron Huddleston answers audience questions about how to talk to your parents about their finances.Show NotesMom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their FinancesNational Foundation for Credit CounselingWhat You Need to Know About Long-Term CareHow to Pay for Long-Term CareBogleheads® Live: Episode 1John C. Bogle Center for Financial LiteracyBogleheads® ForumBogleheads® WikiBogleheads® RedditBogleheads® FacebookBogleheads® TwitterBogleheads® on Investing podcastBogleheads® YouTube Bogleheads® Local ChaptersBogleheads® Virtual Online ChaptersBogleheads® on Investing PodcastBogleheads® ConferencesBogleheads® BooksThe John C. Bogle Center for Financial Literacy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. At Boglecenter...
2022-12-1936 min
Age WiseMom & Dad We Need To Talk! Helping Your Aging Parents Manage Their Money.In this episode of Age Wise, Silver Solutions CEO Dan Lagani speaks to Cameron Huddleston, personal finance reporter and author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk," about her mission to help people avoid the mistakes she made with her aging parents. Learn how to have those tough conversations about the "what ifs" and make them less awkward, what the most important documents all adults should have, and what Huddleston wishes people would stop doing when confronting these important topics.
2022-10-2715 minAge WiseMom & Dad We Need To Talk! Helping Your Aging Parents Manage Their Money.In this episode of Age Wise, Silver Solutions CEO Dan Lagani speaks to Cameron Huddleston, personal finance reporter and author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk," about her mission to help people avoid the mistakes she made with her aging parents. Learn how to have those tough conversations about the "what ifs" and make them less awkward, what the most important documents all adults should have, and what Huddleston wishes people would stop doing when confronting these important topics.
2022-10-2715 min
Open Lines with Cameron RidleMotorcycle Clubs hosts "Piece Awareness" seminar following new "Open Carry" lawThe Undefeated Motorcycle Club explains why they are hosting a gun awarness seminar to teach gun owners how to properly handle themselves and their firearm when coming into contact with police. Curtis and Ann Abrams joins us live.
Plus Martin University announced a plan to cancel up to $10,000 in debt owed by its students, while also lower the cost of tuituion by 45%. President Sean Huddleston joins Cameron live.
2022-10-0953 min
Easy Prey15 Ways to Prevent Financial Exploitation with Cameron HuddlestonTalking to our aging parents about their finances can be a tough conversation. But there are ways to educate and protect our parents from being taken advantage of by scammers, charities, and other organizations without being seen as controlling or overstepping. Today's guest is Cameron Huddleston. Cameron is an author, speaker, and award-winning financial journalist. She's the Director of Education and Content at Careful, the first service built to protect and monitor aging adults' daily finances. Cameron's work has appeared in a number of publications including Forbes and The Chicago Tribune. Show Notes: [1:09] - Cameron described...
2022-09-2133 min
Alzheimer's SpeaksLearn How Two Programs Are Changing How You Can Protect Your MoneyOur Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Carefull’s Family Finance Expert Cameron Huddleston who is also the author of a wonderful book called Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. Also joining us will be Pam Krueger the founder of Wealthramp. Pam founded Wealthramp to ensure every investor can find an advisor with integrity, transparency, and a focus on each client’s best interests – not on their own.
We are live today so call in and ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602
2022-09-0658 minAlzheimer's SpeaksLearn How Two Programs Are Changing How You Can Protect Your MoneyOur Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Carefull’s Family Finance Expert Cameron Huddleston who is also the author of a wonderful book called Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. Also joining us will be Pam Krueger the founder of Wealthramp. Pam founded Wealthramp to ensure every investor can find an advisor with integrity, transparency, and a focus on each client’s best interests – not on their own. We are live today so call in and ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602
2022-09-0658 minThe Long ViewCameron Huddleston: Talk to Your Parents About Their FinancesBackground BioMom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances, by Cameron HuddlestonCarefullTalking to Parents and Kids About Money“Why I Wrote ‘Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,’” by Cameron Huddleston, cameronhuddleston.com, June 19, 2019.“What I Teach My Kids About Money,” by Cameron Huddleston, cameronhuddleston.com, July 10, 2019.“Why You Should Talk to Your Adult Children About Your Finances,” by...
2022-08-3053 min
The Retirement Risk ShowMoney Shouldn't Be Taboo: How to Talk with Your Parents about Their FinancesHow comfortable are you discussing finances with your parents? Your parents or even your grandparents may be hesitant to talk their finances with you because for so long it has been a taboo topic. But being warm, gentle, and compassionate about the conversation may make it easier. More often than not, you may have to take over your parents' finances as they age. This week Dave Hall interviews Cameron Huddleston, author of Mom, Dad, We Need to Talk. As they discuss how to have these conversations with your parents, learn how preparing to take over their finances will better...
2022-06-1725 min
Fading Memories: Alzheimer's/Dementia SupportShow Me The Money! (Parents Finances)Cameron discusses having essential financial conversations with our parents.
Show me the money is about having essential conversations with your parents about their finances. Talking to your parents about their financial matters isn’t easy territory; you need to know what to say & what not to say. My guest, Cameron Huddleston is an award-winning, financial journalist. Despite her comfort with financial conversations and her Moms openness on the subject, trouble loomed. They didn’t discuss the importance of long-term-care insurance early enough for her Mom.
In this episode, Cameron will give us tips for talking with our sibl...
2022-05-0355 min
Your Money's WorthHaving the Money Talk with Your ParentsManaging your parents' finances can be a difficult situation. Doing so if you haven't laid down a plan for how to do it is worse. Cameron Huddleston, a Kiplinger alumna and author of a book on having those conversations has help. Also, how to squeeze every last dollar out of the Recovery Rebate Credit. --LINKS-- What's the Recovery Rebate Credit?: https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/602269/what-is-the-recovery-rebate-credit; Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk, by Cameron Huddleston: https://cameronhuddleston.com/mom-and-dad-we-need-to-talk/; 10 Ways to Talk to Your Aging Parents About Their Finances: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow...
2021-12-1429 min
The Great American Senior ShowFinances. Parents. The Conversation. Author Cameron Huddleston Tells All on the Great American Senior Show, Episode 02Text your grey haired host for a shout out on an upcoming show!It could be one of the most difficult conversations you ever have. The conversation with your parents about their finances and how to cope with their aging process or their passing. The Great American Senior Show speaks in great detail with author Cameron Huddleston about her new book Mom and Dad We Need to Talk. How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances.It's a fascinating book about aging, caring for your parents and the many techniques you may...
2021-11-1826 min
Bite Your Tongue: The PodcastSeason I Episode 13: Hey Adult Kids We Need to Talk: Financial Planning with Cameron HuddlestonToday we talk to Cameron Huddleston, an award-winning journalist who has been writing for over 20 years on personal finance. US News and World Report named her one of the top finance experts to follow on Twitter. Link to her Twitter feed.She just released an amazing book called, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.” The target for the book is our kids of course, but we switched the conversation with Cameron and called it - “Hey Adult Kids, We Need to Talk.”Here are some of the things we discuss:Why it is important t...
2021-10-0144 min
Mindful Millionaire with Leisa PetersonMoney Talks with Your Parents with Cameron HuddlestonToday I am interviewing Cameron Huddleston about making sure that we’re prepared to have important conversations with our parents about financial planning later in life. What we can do to help them prepare for a smoother transition and how can we support them better. Cameron has written the book, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. I love how committed she is to making a difference in the world and to making this transition easier for families. I know you’ll love this conversation and please, please, please take heed and do what she’s suggesting. Enjoy...
2021-09-0444 min
The Cancer CaregiverCaregiver Conversation: Cameron HuddlestonShow Notes :45 - Intro 1:05 - Cameron shares stories with us about her parents and family. How she came about moving back home and was able to catch changes she saw in her mom. 2:30 - The signs of Alzheimers Cameron began seeing with her mom. 4:07 Her experiences and how she included her mom's Dr and had her tested for Alzheimers. 4:43 Cameron’s mom had a friend that suggested she get tested for Alzheimers that ultimately diagnosed her at 65. 5:08 How it feels, as a caregiver and child, to receive th...
2021-09-0256 min
Alzheimer's SpeaksFinancial Protection - Digital Monitoring - Reduce Stress & Save TimeOur Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Cameron Huddleston who is an award-winning personal finance journalist and author of the book, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances.” Cameron was a caregiver for 12 years for her mom, who had Alzheimer's disease. She currently is the director of education and content at Carefull, a digital service to protect and organize older adults' daily finances.
We are live today so call in and join the conversation. Ask your questions or make a comment regarding financial safety. (323) 870-4602
2021-08-1759 minAlzheimer's SpeaksFinancial Protection - Digital Monitoring - Reduce Stress & Save TimeOur Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Cameron Huddleston who is an award-winning personal finance journalist and author of the book, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances.” Cameron was a caregiver for 12 years for her mom, who had Alzheimer's disease. She currently is the director of education and content at Carefull, a digital service to protect and organize older adults' daily finances. We are live today so call in and join the conversation. Ask your questions or make a comment regarding financial safety. (323) 870-4602
2021-08-1759 min
Real Talk With Deb & NiaCrucial Conversations: Money & AgingHave a note you want to share with us? Text us! Cameron Huddleston's book entitled, "Mom, Dad, We Need to Talk", captures the full gravitas of the situation families have around money. Finances can sometimes be a "taboo" topic in family homes for numerous reasons including shame, guilt, fear, ignorance, and even overwhelm. However, Cameron brings some “real talk” about a crucial conversation we need to have--ESPECIALLY with our children. Death is a scary prospect for many. Few of us want to think about the inevitable end of our life journey. Yet it's important that our chil...
2021-08-111h 13
The Jesse Mecham ShowMom and Dad, We Need to Talk: Money and End-of-Life Care with Cameron HuddlestonAward winning author and personal finance journalist Cameron Huddleston joins the show to discuss the uncomfortable realities of managing parents' finances through end of life care and after their death. From wills, power of attorney documents, to simply knowing where your parents have all their bank accounts, Cameron offers some practical advice on what things you need to look out for when helping your older family members manage their finances. Of course, personal finance is a, well, personal thing for many people, and parents may be reluctant to share the details of their money. Cameron o...
2021-08-0424 min
Your Retirement PlaybookWhy You Should Monitor Your Aging Parents’ Finances And How To Do It (with Special Guest Cameron Huddleston)If your parents are starting to show signs that they're not as on top of their finances as they used to be, how can you get more involved without looking like you're trying to come in and take over? Expert Cameron Huddleston will join us as she discusses her book, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.” Connect with Financial Enhancement Group: Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/FinancialEnhancementGroup Join our Facebook Group at www.yourlifeafterwork.com/FinancialTidbits Visit our website at www.yourlifeafterwork.com We...
2021-08-0327 min
The Legacy Planning ShowWhy You Should Monitor Your Aging Parents' Finances And How To Do It (with Special Guest Cameron Huddleston)If your parents are starting to show signs that they're not as on top of their finances as they used to be, how can you get more involved without looking like you're trying to come in and take over? Expert Cameron Huddleston will join us as she discusses her book, "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk." Connect with Financial Enhancement Group: Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/FinancialEnhancementGroup Join our Facebook Group at www.yourlifeafterwork.com/FinancialTidbits Visit our website at www.yourlifeafterwork.com
2021-08-0327 min
The Life Planning ShowWhy You Should Monitor Your Aging Parents' Finances And How To Do It (with Special Guest Cameron Huddleston)If your parents are starting to show signs that they're not as on top of their finances as they used to be, how can you get more involved without looking like you're trying to come in and take over? Expert Cameron Huddleston will join us as she discusses her book, "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk." Connect with Financial Enhancement Group: Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/FinancialEnhancementGroup Join our Facebook Group at www.yourlifeafterwork.com/FinancialTidbits Visit our website at www.yourlifeafterwork.com
2021-08-0327 min
Your Retirement PlaybookWhy You Should Monitor Your Aging Parents’ Finances And How To Do It (with Special Guest Cameron Huddleston)If your parents are starting to show signs that they're not as on top of their finances as they used to be, how can you get more involved without looking like you're trying to come in and take over? Expert Cameron Huddleston will join us as she discusses her book, “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.” Connect with Financial Enhancement Group: Visit our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/FinancialEnhancementGroup Join our Facebook Group at www.yourlifeafterwork.com/FinancialTidbits Visit our website at www.yourlifeafterwork.com We...
2021-08-0327 min
Emotional Balance Sheet with Paul FennerCameron Huddleston – Mom and Dad, We Need to TalkHave you noticed how organized your parents used to be? Or maybe you see that they have stopped taking care of themselves physically when you see them in-person or via FaceTime or Zoom. If so, it may be time that you have a conversation with your parents about their health and financial well-being. Cameron Huddleston, a mom of three awesome kids, was also a caregiver for her own mom, who had Alzheimer's disease. "It was a stressful situation I wouldn't wish on anybody, but it gave me great insight into how financially devastating Alzheimer's and dementia can be...
2021-07-2242 min
Plutus Awards PodcastHow Your Personal Experiences Can Result in a Book DealHave you ever watched a talk show or listened to a podcast and thought you had the answers to what was being discussed, but then the host brings out an expert? As the expert gives their expert opinion, you are shouting, THAT’S WHAT I SAID as you shake your head back and forth in agreement with the expert. Have you ever wondered how these people became an expert on that subject? Did they have to go to school to become an expert, or were they able to turn what they know into what they do? In th...
2021-07-1437 min
The Cancer CaregiverCaregiver Conversation: How to Speak to Your Loved One About Finances00:00 Introduction and background information on Cameron Huddleston. Wrote her book “Mom and Dad We Need To Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances” in 2019. She wrote from her own experiences with her mom as she aged. Also a Family Finance Expert with Getcarefull.com 02:30 Information about Get Carefull 05:33 Financial Education and information on getcareful.com 06:27 Red Flags - scams and aging 09:45 Starting to have the financial conversations early 10:40 Cameron shares her experiences with her mom as she aged. 13:00 Legal Documents families need to pr...
2021-07-0153 min
Everyday Bucket List: Travel Ideas, Local Adventures & Money Hacks#27: Fun Things to Do in Kentucky for Adults, Kids (or Both) w/ Cameron Huddleston#27 Heading to Kentucky and need some unique ideas to add to your bucket list? In this episode of Everyday Bucket List, check out exciting things to do in Kentucky! We cover: Kentucky's Number 1 Attraction, Bourbon & More Fun things to do, including rock climbing and moonbows Kentucky's signature dishes Find super fun things to do for adults or kids of all ages in Kentucky. Listen in about the Corvette Museum, The Kentucky Derby, The Bourbon Trail, and the different geological attractions such as Mammoth Cave National Park, Red River Gorge, Cumberland Falls, rock climbing...
2021-06-2332 min
Caregiving Book ClubA Conversation with Cameron HuddlestonCameron Huddleston, author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,” joins Denise to discuss her experience working with an agent and publisher, overcoming the worries about marketing and writing while caregiving.About CameronCameron is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, MSN, USA Today, Yahoo and many more print and online publications. U.S. News & World Report named her one of the top personal finance experts to follow on Twitter. Cameron has appeared on MSNB...
2021-06-1637 min
We Travel There with Lee HuffmanBowling Green, KY | Mammoth Cave, Corvette Museum & Chaney's Dairy BarnWe're in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with Cameron Huddleston of CameronHuddleston.com. Cameron and I talk about hiking at Mammoth Cave National Park, touring the Corvette Museum, and ice cream at Chaney’s Dairy Barn. Show notes are at https://WeTravelThere.com/bowlinggreen Bluffworks’ stylish clothing is designed with the modern traveler in mind. It is wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and very comfortable with hidden pockets to protect your valuables. Save 10% with our promo code at WeTravelThere.com/bluffworks.
2021-04-1236 minYour Money's WorthHaving the Money Talk with Your ParentsManaging your parents' finances can be a difficult situation. Doing so if you haven't laid down a plan for how to do it is worse. Cameron Huddleston, a Kiplinger alumna and author of a book on having those conversations has help. Also, how to squeeze every last dollar out of the Recovery Rebate Credit. --LINKS-- What's the Recovery Rebate Credit?: https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/602269/what-is-the-recovery-rebate-credit; Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk, by Cameron Huddleston: https://cameronhuddleston.com/mom-and-dad-we-need-to-talk/; 10 Ways to Talk to Your Aging Parents About Their Finances: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow...
2021-03-0133 min
Love Conquers AlzCameron Huddleston, Personal Finance Expert/Author of "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk"Episode 29: If you have parents, you need to listen to the week's episode with Cameron Huddleston, who shares how caregivers - or anybody - can learn to confidently face the "F" word... FINANCE!!! Cameron Huddleston is an award-winning journalist with nearly 20 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, MSN, Yahoo and many more print and online publications. She is also the author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finan...
2021-01-2057 minGet Ready: Before Life Happens PodcastGet Ready with Cameron Huddleston Financial Literacy and Family CommunicationSend a text“Start by educating yourself, there are resources out there that you can access easily and that you should be taking advantage of. Learn as much about personal finance as you can, so that you can take control of your finances. ” - Cameron HuddlestonIn this episode of Get Ready, I spoke with Cameron Huddleston, award winning journalist and author of “Mom and Dad, We Need To Talk”, about her book and her financial philosophy. We also discussed how people can have family, inter-generational money conversations along with Cameron’s views on financial literacy.
2020-12-0423 min
SLP MoneyHow to Have the Money Talk With Your Aging Parents with Cameron HuddlestonMy guest on this episode of SLP Money is Cameron Huddleston, the author a book titled Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. Many parents raise their children to position money as a taboo topic that is not discussed with family or friends. Talking about money with our aging parents can be a difficult thing, but it is necessary to do in order to avoid harder situations in the future.Cameron was inspired to write this book based on her personal experiences. Her father, an attorney by trade, passed away at the early age of 61 and left her...
2020-07-2744 min
Money PeachMom and Dad, We Need to Talk About the Money with Cameron HuddlestonWe focus so much about helping our kids with the finances, but what about our parents? Right now there are close to 50 million Americans who are age 65 and over. This means 1 out of every 7 Americans should at least start having the money talk sooner than later. But how do you start a money conversation with your parents? What should you say, and more importantly - what do you NOT say? What things need to be in place before it's too late? What are the real-life examples of the shattered...
2020-07-2434 min
Your Financial PharmacistYFP 161: 5 Key Financial Lessons to Teach Your KidsCameron Huddleston, award winning journalist and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances joins Tim Ulbrich to talk about five key financial lessons to teach your kids. Mentioned on the Show The Pharmacist's Guide to Conquering Student Loans by Tim Church, PharmD Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances by Cameron Huddleston CameronHuddleston.com YFP 108: How to Effectively Talk with Mom and Dad About Their Finances What I Teach My Kids About...
2020-07-1643 min
Wellness for Financial GrownupsThe money talk most of us avoid - and the steep price we pay as a result with author Cameron Huddleston (Encore)We revisit and share an update Financial Grownup Cameron Huddleston, one of the new co-hosts of Bobbi's other podcast, Money with Friends. Cameron shares insights from her book "Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances". She also shares her own personal experiences including when she found herself dealing with her mom's financial issues. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/cameronhuddlestonencore
2020-06-3017 min
Smart Money Mamas ShowHow to Have "The Talk" With Your Parents About Aging & Money with Cameron Huddleston#034: Remember when your parents had the birds and the bees conversation with you? Well, now it’s your turn to sit down with your parents for “the talk”. Talking about aging and money with our parents can be scary - but it is so necessary in order to avoid harder situations in the future.
In this episode, I’m talking with Cameron Huddleston, author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. She is going to walk us through how to start these conversations with our parents, why it’s so important, how to make the situation a little ea...
2020-05-2153 min
The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial LiteracyAOA 034: Is there a case for tying chores to allowance? —With Guest Cameron HuddlestonIs there a case for tying chores to allowance? If so, then Cameron Huddleston will make it. Cameron is an award-winning journalist with more than 18 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in and on Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, MSN, Yahoo and many more print and online publications. She also is a mom of three and is married to an economist. During this episode, Cameron and I address not only the great allowance and chore debate but also the taboo nature of financial conversations and how to help parents feel comfortable talking wi...
2020-05-081h 01
Couples Financial Coach PodcastTalking Money With Your Aging ParentsDo you have aging parents? Then this episode, featuring Cameron Huddleston, is a must-listen. She will help you overcome your fears and worries about discussing healthcare and money with your parents. Along the way, you’ll be able to better honor their wishes and care for them, and you might even get closer in the process! Cameron is the author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,” a guide to having these essential conversations with your parents. Be careful, because once you tune in to this podcast, your interest is sure to...compou...
2020-05-0535 min
Afford AnythingHow to Talk to Your Parents About Retirement and Beyond — with Cameron Huddleston#249: I’m recovering from Covid-19 at the moment, so I couldn't put together a new episode this week. But in honor of the First Friday of the month, I wanted to re-air this interview with Cameron Huddleston, which we originally aired in August 2019.In this interview, we discuss how to have those important but awkward conversations with your parents and grandparents about estate planning, wills, trusts, power of attorney, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-04-031h 11
Only Child ProblemsEp 7: How To Have Effective Money Talks With Your Parents With Cameron HuddlestonOn this episode I speak with award-winning personal finance journalist Cameron Huddleston about her book, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. We discuss why, when and how to talk to your parents about financial resources that will support them as they retire and age. Cameron shares what she did well and could have done better with regard to having money talks with her mother. She also mentions resources available to help our parents, even if they are not wealthy and have not sufficiently planned for life upon and past retirement. We discuss this with the unique considerations that adult...
2020-04-0252 minYour Financial PharmacistAsk a YFP CFP® #15: What advice do you have for first-generation college students who want to build wealth but also have families that depend on them to contribute financially?Welcome to Ask a YFP CFP®, a new segment of the Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast! On today's show Tim Baker, CFP®, takes this question from Maria: What advice do you have for first-generation college students who want to build wealth but also have families that depend on them to contribute financially? Mentioned on the Show: YFP Planning AACP Graduating Student Survey: 2019 National Report YFP 108: How to Effectively Talk With Mom and Dad About Their Finances with Cameron Huddleston Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances by Ca...
2020-03-0306 min
Earn & InvestThe Problem With Lookin Out For Mom and Dad w/ Cameron Huddleston, Jen Smith, Stephen Chen, and Doug NordmanWhat happens when your financial future is put in jeopardy by your parents? We discuss how to talk to parents about financial issues in the midst of aging, health care crises, and sometimes poor decision making. Featuring Cameron Huddleston, Jen Smith, Stephen Chen, and Doug Nordman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-171h 04
Life is Life!#030: Talking Finances with Aging ParentsHave you had the "talk" with your parents? No, we're not talking about a reverse 'birds and the bees' conversation - we're talking about finances. Here's why: A survey from Fidelity Investments found:69 percent of parents expect one of their children will manage their finances in retirement, but more than one-third of children who are expected to fill this role didn't know this.72 percent of parents expect one of their children to be their caregiver if necessary, but 40 percent of children identified as filling this role didn't know this.92 percent of parents expect one of their...
2020-01-311h 20
Retire With Purpose - The Retirement PodcastHow To Talk To Your Aging Parents About Money with Cameron HuddlestonWe all know we need to talk to our parents about money. We all know that we need to get their affairs in order in case something happens, especially as they get older. However, life has a tendency to get in the way, we table these conversations for later, and we sweep them under the rug. This is a problem for many reasons, but no fact drives this home faster than a Fidelity study in which 69% of parents said they expected one of their children to manage their money, yet over a third of the children surveyed had no...
2019-12-231h 05
The Hardy Haberland ShowHow To Talk To Your Parents About Money with Cameron HuddlestonCameron Huddleston is an award-winning personal finance journalist, author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. She has appeared in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, Huffington Post, Money, MSN, USA Today and many more print and online publications. U.S. News & World Report named her one of the top personal finance experts to follow on Twitter, and AOL Daily Finance named her one of the top 20 personal finance influencers to follow on Twitter. She appeared on MSNBC, CNN and “Fox & Friends” and have been...
2019-12-151h 02
The Hardy Haberland ShowHow To Talk To Your Parents About Money with Cameron HuddlestonCameron Huddleston is an award-winning personal finance journalist, author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk. She has appeared in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, Huffington Post, Money, MSN, USA Today and many more print and online publications. U.S. News & World Report named her one of the top personal finance experts to follow on Twitter, and AOL Daily Finance named her one of the top 20 personal finance influencers to follow on Twitter. She appeared on MSNBC, CNN and “Fox & Friends” and have been a guest on ABC News Radio, Wall Street Journal Radio, NPR, W...
2019-12-151h 02
The MapleMoney ShowHow to Have Conversations With Your Parents about Money, with Cameron HuddlestonHave you avoided talking with your elderly parents about their finances? Do you know if they’ve created a will, or a power of attorney? If not, there is no better time than now to start a conversation. My guest this week knows a thing or two about having money conversations with parents, after all, she wrote a book on the topic. Cameron Huddleston is an award winning journalist, and author of the book, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How To Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. You can find th...
2019-10-3028 min
Queer Money®: How Gay People Do MoneyHow to Talk to Mom & Dad About Their Money - Queer Money Ep. 178 A 2010 Met Life study comparing LGBT baby boomers with their straight counterparts found that the queer respondents were more likely to serve as caregivers to family and friends than their straight peers. Because those of us in the LGBTQ community are less likely to have children, our siblings may assume that we’ll be the ones to take care of our aging parents when the time comes. This is a huge responsibility, and it goes beyond providing physical and emotional support. Do your parents have their legal and financial matters in order? And how do you find out without of...
2019-10-2957 min
Teach Me How to MoneyHow to Have Financial Conversations with Your Parents with Cameron HuddlestonWe’re all used to mom and dad having serious talks with us. But how do we turn the tables and have that all-important talk with our parents about their own financial lives as they get older? On this episode of Teach Me How to Money, financial columnist Cameron Huddleston gives us advice about how to tackle one of the hardest money topics there is--the financial future of your parents, and why we have to do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-10-2220 min
Money Tree InvestingHow to Talk to Aging Parents about Money, with Cameron HuddlestonWhat is more awkward that talking to your parents about money? If you are like me, not much. Its a close call between talking to them about money or about the birds and the bees. This week we discuss how to talk to your parents about money with Cameron Huddleston. She talks about why this is such an important topic and how you can make the conversation a lot less weird. For more information, visit the show notes at https://moneytreepodcast.com/266
2019-10-1858 min
More Money PodcastHow to Talk to Your Parents About Money - Cameron Huddleston, Author of Mom & Dad, We Need to TalkThis episode is a must a listen because it’s about something we all need to think about. I’m talking about having that important yet awkward conversation with our parents about their financial situation. As we get older, it’s only natural for us to think about the future, and the future of our parents. Although they worry about us as their children, we also worry about them and want to make sure they’ve got everything organized and prepared too. But, we’re still their children, so it’s a weird path to navigate. We want to respect them...
2019-10-0243 min
Beyond The Dollar - Deep and Honest Conversations On How Money Affects Your Well-BeingHaving "The Talk" With Your Parents With Cameron HuddlestonSend us a textCameron is an award-winning journalist and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. We chat about her experience becoming the power of attorney of her mom’s finances, how you can approach talking with your parents about how they’re going to handle their golden years all the way to the nitty gritty of the paperwork involved.What You Hear in This Episode:Why Cameron was hesitant to talk to her mom initially about her fina...
2019-09-2537 min
Beyond The Dollar - Deep and Honest Conversations On How Money Affects Your Well-BeingHaving "The Talk" With Your Parents With Cameron Huddleston#51: Cameron is an award-winning journalist and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. We chat about her experience becoming the power of attorney of her mom’s finances, how you can approach talking with your parents about how they’re going to handle their golden years all the way to the nitty gritty of the paperwork involved. For resources mentioned in this episode, head to beyondthedollar.co/51
2019-09-2537 min