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Re: Money Moral Dilemma: Should we ask our sister to pay rent for living in the family home?
How old/independent is your mum? Does your sister take on more of a role in helping your mum out, doing things that if she wasn't living there, your mum might struggle to do on her own? My young…9 -
Re: How much to live on
I thought about the solar panel in garden but not sure how you would stop it getting nicked. Also have a couple of tortoises and dont want to fry them with chewing through electrics. I also agree wit…1 -
Re: Thank god we paid the mortgage off
We didn’t manage to see a barn owl last night. But as compensation the cosmos provided us opportunity to spend 20 minutes watching dolphins 🐬. Quite a large pod including mum and calf😃. Paid £8:10 …8 -
Re: Progress is...
@badmemory - wow hunny - that is a lot of money not in your bank account and not invested! - I'd have been writing complaints left right and centre if someone was holding that much of my money a…8 -
Re: The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2026!
Harvested the first handful of purple french climbing beans direct sown first week of july. It such a beautiful plant with the prettiest flowers. The basil has gone to flower and the bees are loving …2 -
Re: Money Moral Dilemma: Should we ask our sister to pay rent for living in the family home?
If this is a genuine question (as opposed to a made up one by MSE staff) then I despair. @elsien answered far more eloquently than I ever could, selfish money grabbing !!!!!! never comes across as el…6 -
Re: Money Moral Dilemma: Should we ask our sister to pay rent for living in the family home?
Hopefully the will gave the surviving spouse a life interest in the property, in which case a trust was created and she is currently the sole beneficial owner of the property and what she charges he …3 -
Re: Money Moral Dilemma: Should we ask our sister to pay rent for living in the family home?
And will you and your sister be taking it in terms to offer support and care for your mother in the equivalent amounts can also make that fair? Particularly during the evening and at weekends. And ou…10 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
Near perfect till 1:30pm then clouds. 4.29 O's6 -
Re: Getting FIREd up 😀
First of the month round-up…. Savings for retirement: +£5,084.81 Average needed per month to retire in 9 years: £4,039.96 Rolling 12-month average: £2,534.86 Getting FIREd up starts: April 2027 Not a…6
