Most people file long-term care under “deal with it later,” which is exactly the wrong time to start. Jesse Vickey of Long Term What? joins Bri Conn, CFP® to make one of the most avoided money conversations feel clear and even hopeful, from the four ways people pay for care to why your healthy window is the moment to decide your options.

The worst tax stories aren’t about criminals, they’re about ordinary people doing what they thought was fine and walking into a trap. Bri Conn, CFP®, Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, and Maddy Roche walk through real cautionary tales, from the passport the IRS can revoke to the partner’s rent that counts as income, so you can make intentional Childfree money decisions with your eyes open.

Most tax advice assumes you’re married with kids, funding a 529, and leaving an inheritance, so following it when you’re Childfree can cost you. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® and Scott Barnes, CFP®, TPCP®, CLTC break down why the tax code rewards having children and how Childfree people can design their own tax breaks instead, from the landlord advice that falls apart without an heir to the Roth question that changes with your state and your plans to retire abroad.

The words guardianship and conservatorship usually surface only after a crisis, once the choices have already left your hands. Melissa Holcombe, DSW, LCSW joins Bri Conn, CFP® to explain what these terms really mean, why they are so hard to undo, and how a power of attorney set up ahead of time keeps your medical and financial decisions yours.

Plenty of Childfree people carry a quiet suspicion that they’re missing some piece of wiring everyone else got. Dr. Amy Blackstone went looking for the research to explain what was wrong with her and found there’s no such thing as a maternal instinct. She joins Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP® to talk about what the science really says, and why feeling wrong usually means you’re measuring yourself against the wrong population.