How to Care for Your Kids, Your Parents, and Yourself—All at Once

You cannot help other people if you are in a crisis.

You know, that old expression, being on an airplane and putting the oxygen mask on yourself first, because you will not be helpful to anyone else if you can't keep your head above water.

Welcome back to A Better Way to Money.

I'm Jennifer Bourget.

You know that feeling when you're doing something really hard and then another really hard thing gets thrown your way? That's the situation half of middle-aged Americans find themselves in as they care for their own children while taking on more responsibility for their aging parents.

If that sounds familiar, if you're paying for daycare while also trying to figure out your mom's memory care, you might be part of what's called the sandwich generation.

The financial pressure alone can be crushing and it can feel like there's no roadmap.

Today's guest, Candice Delacona, has made it her life's work to create that roadmap.

She's an attorney at Offit Kerman who works with families in exactly this situation.

She documents it all as the host of the Sandwich Generation Survival Guide podcast.

We're going to talk about the steps to take before a crisis hits, the financial blind spots that cost people the most, and how to protect your own future, even when you're focused on taking care of everyone else's.