What are the misconceptions that part of the public have about Daily Money Managers, and what are the facts?

4 Myth-Conceptions About Daily Money Managers

Karen CaccavoDaily Money Managers, Owner's Manual, paper organizing, Working with Seniors

When it comes to my profession–daily money manager–there are several myths* (or, rather, myth-conceptions) ripe for busting. Unfortunately, these misunderstandings sometimes confuse colleagues, clients, and their families. And might stand in the way of their reaching out for assistance from a daily money manager. Let’s set the record straight on 4 misconceptions I encounter: 1) DMMs are money managers. The …

Filling out an election ballot

Voting While Gray (Haired)

Karen CaccavoAging in place, Working with Seniors

Early in my career at Personal Money Manager™, I had the pleasure of signing, as a witness, a client’s ballot.  She was determined to vote, as she had her whole adult life, but disability prevented her from voting in person–or signing her absentee ballot with anything other than an “X”.  Together, we made sure her ballot was correctly completed and …

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Does Your Stuff Have an Exit Ramp?

Karen CaccavoReducing Clutter, Simplifying how you live

If stuff comes into your house or office, or . . . anywhere, it also needs a way to get out. It’s a rule of nature. When things flow in but don’t flow out, clutter results. It makes sense. But it’s an challenge that I find clients have not considered or solved for themselves. Clutter can happen anywhere. And it …

Use a warm quilt for bundling up in cold weather; or by using extensions of successful procedures you've been using in earlier projects.

Bundle Up

Karen Caccavodecluttering, Life Lessons, Paperwork Organizing, Tax Organizing

A chill in the air makes us want to bundle up.  And not just with blankets and quilts (though I do love quilts!).    Bundling is a simple technique to start adopting a new habit.    At Personal Money Manager™ I’m often asked how to develop new routines and good organizing habits to avoid clutter build-up and the confusion it …

Sometimes images of things from our youth (like cars) bring back fond memories ("goodies").

Oldies But Goodies

Karen CaccavoGetting organized, Important Documents, paper organizing, Paperwork Organizing, Working with Clients

It’s a new year and so tempting to try new things.  I’m with you!  But sometimes, when it comes to paperwork organizing, we at Personal Money Manager™ find that the tried-and-true can be the way to get things done for our senior clients.   Here are some examples:   Three “Oldies but Goodies” to start the New Year;   1)  …

Ten Years of Putting Pen to Paper

Karen CaccavoLife Lessons

  Ten years ago, and six years into Personal Money Manager™, I put pen to paper, starting a blog and a newsletter, “Notes for Trusted Advisors.”   Creating content. Truthfully, I had been resistant to having a business newsletter, even a blog, From the Desk of Personal Money Manager™.  You see, my first job out of college and at several …

There are 1-2-3 flowerpots in this photo

As Easy as 1-2-3

Karen CaccavoGetting organized, paper organizing, Working with Clients, Working with Seniors

It’s a simple technique.  Even easy.  Maybe you learned it in kindergarten, or, from your Mom.  It’s a strategy that stands the test of time.  And works for me and my clients of all ages in my 16 years as Personal Money Manager™.  (And while I work exclusively with clients’ paperwork (no attics or garage organizing for me), this technique …

Getting started early learning the basics of working with papers

Back to (Paper Organizing) Basics

Karen CaccavoGetting organized, paper organizing, Working with Clients, Working with Seniors

It’s that time of year.  Back to school for the kids and back to organizing basics for us grown-ups! Much of what I do as a financial organizer / daily money manager with or for senior clients is what I call “basics.”  Some are tasks they could do themselves IF they had the time, interest, attention, or bandwidth.  But that …