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[quote=Anonymous]My mom is in her mid-80s and has never been comfortable with online transactions. Her handwriting is just starting to get shaky and she is uncomfortable with that. She is otherwise cognitively fine, though, so setting aside the dementia concerns above, this is what I do:

I set up online accounts for things like her bank, with her credentials but with my cell phone as the contact number for authenticating codes, since she can't manage that. I log in and perform transactions for her with her sayso, and keep an eye on them to be sure nothing weird is going on. If her credit union offers online banking, you should be able to do this for her even if you're not on the account.

I have one of her credit card numbers on file and when she wants something ordered from an online store, I order it for her using her card. I have never had the slightest problem doing this.

When she really needs to write a check for something, I fill out the check except for the signature and then have her sign it. (We're local, so I can easily go over and do that.)[/quote]

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