Today, we’re sitting down with one of your favorite guests, Paul Curley, to get into the details of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act, which passed as a part of SECURE 2.0 in December 2022.
We’re so excited that the ABLE Age Adjustment Act passed, but there’s still a lot of work to do, and Paul teaches us some of the best areas to focus on as we interact with our legislators.
Sara Bradford is an Autistic woman with an Autistic family. Everyone from her husband to her two children are on the spectrum. Living in Utah, Sara has been uniquely equipped to navigate the state’s difficult and often inadequate systems for her autistic family, and even still has faced exclusion at various points. But she marches on to try to change things in her community and make them better.
What happens when a financial planning firm is both Autistic-centered and Austitic-owned? Planning Across the Spectrum is what happens.
On top of completely changing the trajectory of an entire industry by bettering animal welfare in corporately-owned settings, Temple Grandin is also a huge financial literacy advocate. And today, she’s joining us to talk about the best way to teach financial literacy skills to your Autistic child.
This week we’re talking all things ABLE accounts! From eligibility to qualified disability expenses to using your ABLE account as a tax-advantaged investment vehicle, we’ve got you covered.
Drexel’s Autism Institute to explore the intersections of race, poverty, and health outcomes for Autistic kids. They covered this topic in their 2022 National Autism Indicators Report.
Some of the findings you might have predicted, like the fact that no matter how much income you make, societal structures around race may negatively impact your health outcomes.
Others may be more surprising, like the fact that in many cases, Autistic children from middle-income households actually have some of the worst health outcomes.
Average student loan debt is nearly $40,000 — per person! This economic burden can massively impact all the other money moves you make in your life.
Luckily, there is a disability discharge program for federal student loans, and more people qualify than you might think. Plus, the program is getting a lot easier to navigate, with some big, positive changes promised starting in July 2023.
No joke – Sheletta Brundidge has secured $200,000 in grant funding for her Autistic children’s needs.
And today, she’s going to help you learn how to get some of that grant money regardless of your child’s disability.
We are joined once again by Paul Curley, and he comes bearing NEWS! The ABLE Age Adjustment Act has finally made it into a bill. Now, it just needs to make it into law.
Learn about Wondermom Wannabe’s proven color-coded organization system. It’s helped her stay on top of things with her five children, and it’s worked in Joyce’s house, too!
