Parents of a child with special needs know that there are many expenses for their child and sometimes seemingly not enough resources to attend to them. Financial planning is definitely more complicated for special needs families, but planning carefully and taking advantage of certain money-saving strategies can make the task easier. Here are ten suggestions for how special needs families can save money and plan for their financial future: The logic of the airplane oxygen mask applies here: flight attendants instruct parents to affix their own masks first before assisting a child, because you cannot help your child if you are not protected. Likewise, parents are not actually helping their child if they spend money incautiously on the child\u2019s care without also doing the necessary planning for their own retirement. Special needs children are more likely to be at least somewhat dependent on their (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parents of a child with special needs know that there are many expenses for their child and sometimes seemingly not enough resources to attend to them. Financial planning is definitely more complicated for special needs families, but planning carefully and…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n1. Remember to Take Care of Your Own Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n