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You might run into headwinds because in their era using a credit card was generally seen as a bad thing (borrowing, takes longer in line, etc). You might have l
by mindslight 4y ago
You might run into headwinds because in their era using a credit card was generally seen as a bad thing (borrowing, takes longer in line, etc). You might have luck finding a card with cash back rewards and/or a referral fee and selling them on those aspects.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoIf they want someone to take care of them, then they need to give up some agency. Spending everything via credit card is the easiest and most effective way to solve this problem.
- mindslight 4y agoI mean, children also generally don't want someone to take care of them, and yet they don't have much say in the matter.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoIt’s easier to assume agency over your children than an adult. Sometimes, you even have to go to court (depending on circumstances). With elderly loved ones, as with everything in life, a negotiation takes place.
- wpietri 4y agoYeah, my grandfather was absolutely opposed to giving up any agency. Especially to his daughters, so I was the front man. When we had to take away his car keys, he came after me with his cane. Hilarious in retrospect, as it was almost a cartoon. But at the time, it was quite dramatic.
- mindslight 4y agoI agree, but that negotiation isn't necessarily in explicit terms. In my experience elderly people will spend all day insisting that they will do something themselves (protecting their own ego), yet most of the time if you go ahead and just do it for them they just accept it and move on.