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Scott Barnes

CFP®, TPCP, CLTC

Childfree Wealth Specialist®

Scott Barnes is Childfree Insights's resident expert in insurance and long-term care.

He's a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and Childfree Wealth Specialist® with more than 20 years' experience guiding clients through complex financial markets, from the height of the dot-com bubble and 9/11 to the Great Recession, COVID-19, and other ongoing global economic uncertainties.

His passion for financial planning is deeply personal: He grew up middle class in Virginia, and after losing his mother to breast cancer at an early age, he witnessed firsthand the financial strain a family can endure. Later, like many young adults, he faced his own challenges with credit card and student loan debt. His journey to financial independence ignited a desire to help others take control of their financial futures.

Today he focuses on helping Childfree individuals and families align their life goals with smart financial planning strategies for retirement, sabbaticals, international relocation, or long-term care.

He lives near Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Etta, and their spirited cat, Louise (Weezie!). When he's not working with clients, you'll likely find him under the hood of a car or enjoying a drive with fellow enthusiasts.

Episode 215: Recognized as One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026

In one month, Childfree Trust® earned a National Institute on Aging grant, a spot on TIME’s list of the Best Inventions of 2026, and a World Economic Forum UpLink Venture. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® and Bri Conn, CFP® share what it took to get there, from more than 50 versions of the business to the community that backed it from the start.

Episode 214: Digital Legacy and End-of-Life Planning

Your will does not override the privacy agreements you signed with Meta, Spotify, and every other platform holding your life, which is the part of end-of-life planning almost nobody has handled. Niki Weiss joins Bri Conn, CFP® to walk through digital legacy, the four domains of a real plan, and the two-minute phone setting worth doing before you finish listening.

Episode 213: Turning Passion Into Impact on Nonprofit Boards

For a lot of Childfree people, the real question isn’t whether to give their time, but where to point it so it matters. Lemon Price joins Maddy Roche to demystify the path from volunteer to the boardroom where decisions actually get made, and to give you permission to let your passions evolve along the way.

Episode 212: Giving Strategies for Money, Time, and Impact

Giving gets more meaningful when you start with who you want to impact. Bri Conn, CFP® and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® explore giving time, money, skills, and experiences, including how to support charities, friends, and family in ways that fit the Childfree life you are designing.

Episode 211: The Truth About the Cost of Healthcare in America

Americans pay about double what other countries do for healthcare, and it keeps getting harder to actually get. Jordan Grumet, MD, the hospice doctor known as Doc G, returns to talk with Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® about why the system isn’t broken by accident, but built to pull money away from patients and the people who care for them.

Episode 210: Childfree Estate Planning and Long-Term Care

The estate and long-term care system assumes you have kids to make your decisions and inherit what’s left, which quietly turns standard legal documents into a liability when you’re Childfree. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® pulls apart his in-depth Kitces article to show how to build a plan that actually protects you.