Get Ahead of Your Parents’ Finances Before a Crisis Does
A podcast, a live program, and CPA-level guidance for women stepping into the role of financial caregiver.
Sound familiar?
You’re smart, capable, and doing a lot. Then your parent mentions a missed bill, or a fall, or a diagnosis, and a new job lands on your desk: financial caregiver. Nobody trained you for it.
Maybe you don’t know which accounts your parent has or whether the power of attorney still works. Maybe your parent changes the subject whenever you bring up money. Maybe nothing has gone wrong yet, but you can see it coming and you want to be ready.
That’s where I come in. I’m a CPA and Certified Financial Education Instructor who helps women understand their parents’ finances, have the conversations, and build a plan before a crisis forces the decisions.
Services and Expertise
Financial Education and Coaching for Caregivers
Stepping In, my live 10-week program, walks you through the conversations, the paperwork, and the pushback with me and a small group, one manageable task at a time.
Caring for Your Aging Parents Podcast
Every week, I break down the financial questions families face when a parent needs help, from paying for care to talking with your siblings. Most episodes run 15 to 30 minutes.
Tax & Accounting Content Writing
Most financial content is either technically accurate or easy to read. Rarely both. I write bylined articles, ghostwritten pieces, and educational content for accounting firms, fintech companies, and financial publications, bringing CPA-level accuracy to writing that people actually want to read.
Do you feel…
Dreading the conversation?
Your parent changes the subject whenever you mention money. You don’t want to sound like you’re waiting for an inheritance, and you don’t want to take away their independence. So the conversation waits, another month goes by, and the worry stays. Small, specific questions work better than one big talk, and I’ll show you how to ask them.
Worried about your parents’ finances?
You can see things starting to shift. A missed bill here, a confusing notice there. You don’t know if their documents are in order, where the important accounts are, or what you’d do if something happened tomorrow. You want to get ahead of it, but you don’t know where to start, and you’re not sure how to bring it up without it feeling morbid. I know what you need to have in place and how to have the conversation that makes it possible.
Afraid caregiving will derail your own retirement?
You want to help your parent, and you know what’s at stake for your own future. Without a plan, it’s easy to keep saying yes until you’ve drained your own savings. You can help your parent and protect your retirement. It takes limits you set in advance.
I Can Help
You don’t have to have it all figured out before you ask for help. You just have to be ready to start.
I work with women who are smart, capable, and stepping into a role nobody trained them for.
Whether you’re looking for financial education or expert-level content for your brand, I bring over two decades of experience to every conversation.
Get to Know Janet Berry-Johnson
I’m doing this job with my own parents, so I know how much the money side of caregiving can weigh on an otherwise full life. I’m a CPA and Certified Financial Education Instructor with over two decades of experience in tax and personal finance, and I host the Caring for Your Aging Parents podcast. I help women understand their parents’ finances, have the conversations, and get organized before a crisis forces their hand.
Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA’s Biggest Fans
Here’s what clients and editors say about working with me.
“Janet is such an incredible resource. Keeping track of bills and knowing what’s where with our own finances can be stressful enough—but add in the responsibility of managing it all for a parent, while juggling work, kids, and life, and it can get overwhelming fast. Janet is truly excellent at what she does. She’s a CPA, smart with finances, and brings a calm, organized presence to what can feel like chaos. But beyond that, she’s just ridiculously kind and incredibly trustworthy. I have zero hesitation putting something this important in her hands, and I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone and everyone.” - BW
“Thank you, Janet! It is such a pleasure working with you.” - JA
“I am always amazed by just how accessible you can make the tax code for the average person.” - LF
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