sandwich generation

Whether you are looking to begin a career after retiring from your primary occupation or you left a steady job midlife for whatever reason, jumping back into the employment arena can be difficult for middle-aged adults. However, the percentage of middle-aged and older adults who work has been the...

Are you part of the Sandwich generation, squashed between your aging parents who are losing their independence and growing children who are pushing to gain theirs, while struggling to cut the proverbial apron strings? If so, you aren't alone. According to Pew Research, approximately one in...

Tightly situated between children who are struggling to gain their independence and parents who are losing their own independence, Sandwichers face countless struggles. While the monetary difficulties may be the most obvious, there are other factors involved with feeling pulled and prodded by...

It's finally the New Year: a time to reflect on the past 365 days and decide how to charge forward into a new era. And for many Americans, this period of resolutions involves losing inches and pounds or revamping money habits. However, with the right mindset, proper planning and dedication, these...

According to the United States Department of Justice, "[T]he ages of 25–44 are the peak years for filing bankruptcy. People between the ages of 45 and 59 file at about the rate that would be expected by their proportion in the population at large." In other words, those who file bankruptcy...

As a demographic firmly situated between aging parents and increasingly independent children, members of the Sandwich Generation frequently feel the financial squeeze from both ends of the equation. Although middle age is often glamorized as an age of freedom, with the apron strings severed and...

A recent TD Ameritrade Holding Corp Financial Support Survey found that the average American who financially supported a family member in the last year provided $12,000. However, many parents find that once they cut the proverbial apron strings, they don't seem to have an additional 10+...