Solo Aging: How to Plan for Retirement, Long-Term Care & Life Without Children | Dr. Jay Zigmont

Solo aging requires a different approach to retirement planning, long-term care, estate planning, and building a support system, especially for adults aging without children. In this episode, Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, joins me to talk about how childfree adults and solo agers can prepare for the future before a health or financial crisis forces the issue. We talk about what it really means to age solo and why planning goes far beyond simply having enough money for retirement. Childfree Insights describes successful solo aging as planning for the people and structures you'll need around you, including who can communicate with doctors, access finances, advocate for you during a health emergency, and help you navigate decisions when family may not be available. Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP®, is the founder of Childfree Wealth, Childfree Trust, and Childfree Insights, and the author of The Childfree Guide to Life and Money. His work focuses specifically on life and financial planning for people who are childfree or permanently childless. Whether you're already thinking about solo aging, are childfree or childless, are planning your retirement and long-term care, or simply want to be more intentional about how you'll live and who you'll rely on later in life, this conversation offers practical things to start considering now.