Tag: retirement

Illustration of rocket launching

Karen James and John Kingrey remember very clearly breaking the news to their Millennial son that they would no longer support him. After struggling through his first year in college, Michael was sitting on his parents’ bed tossing around whether or not he should join the U.S. Navy. “I said, ‘You don’t have to join t…

Photo of mother and daughter

Here’s just some of the evidence of the enormity of the challenge of caring for our elderly parents: One in three baby boomer women cares for an elderly parent. Even if they work, these caregivers devote anywhere from eight to 30 hours per week to that parent. The estimated value of informal senior care provided…