Grand Plans

There are three core elements of best practice Grand Plans: the financial planning, the medical care and the legal piece, which we discuss in Episode 7 of the Grand Plans podcast. Kent Sausaman, an attorney with Jacksonville FL-based Frazier & Frazier Attorneys at Law PA (www.fraziertaxlaw.com/), joins us in the Fifths Production studio to give listeners the legal down low on the most essentia...

A self-described ringmaster of the circus, Barbara Commander helps families navigate the complex and often emotional task of purging and preparing stuff-full forever homes for sale or downsizing through her Jacksonville-based business, Commander Staging & Interiors. In this episode of Grand Plans, Barbara shares the how's and why's of decluttering and minimizing a home -- and why it&...

How is a normal, average, everyday person supposed to plan and pay for all these Golden Years adventures? Carolyn McClanahan, a financial planner and founder of Jacksonville-based Life Planning Partners, shares her medical and financial expertise in this not-to-be-missed Grand Plans podcast episode. You'll discover practical advice and many helpful nuggets to help develop a Grand Plan that is...

In this episode, Liz Morgan PR CEO Liz Morgan talks about some of the lessons she learned caring for three elderly loved ones simultaneously. Juggling her own business, life with her husband and the caregiving needs of her father, mother and aunt, Liz says one of her biggest takeaways from this experience was how important talking about it can be -- both in terms of solving immediate problems and...

In this episode, Suzanne Honeycutt "The Queen of Fun," shares her charming, uplifting reflections on the importance of community, faith and connections during the Golden Years. A stand-in grandmother and go-to parent to many in her neighborhood, Suzanne discusses her own journey and life lessons with humor and love. #GrandPlans

In this engaging episode, public relations maven Bonnie Upright shares the legendary story of how her mother's self-penned obituary went viral following its publication several years ago. Bonnie talks about a well written obituary and some of the lessons we can all learn from her mother's beautiful composition. Bonnie also addresses her mother's helpful "death binder" -- a...

Today, we are pleased to welcome Northeast Florida Hospice Nurse Jillian Dunbar to the Grand Plans podcast. Jillian has been a working in Jacksonville as a hospice nurse for more than seven years and considers it a calling and a blessing. She looks forward to working with her patients and their families every day, knowing she is making a difference in their end-of-life experience. Jillian will dis...