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Over 50s MoneySaving
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senior railcard
senior railcards are going up on the 5th August I have just renewed mine at central library still at £20 but going up to £22.
How do I plan or arrange my disposal when I dont want a funeral/service or anything?
I have been thinking and realise I do not want any kind of funeral. I dont want a service or anything and I don't know how to start to go about preparing for this to save any hassle when I'm gone. I just want to go and thats it. I know my body will have to be disposed of but I dont know what options there would be without…
Economics of Retiring
Starting to think about how people manage their finances, life, family commitments and extra leisure time once retired and whether or not we're properly positioned money wise, leisure wise, shifting into a different mindset 'wise'.... Hmmm, how did you prepare for a 'downshift', in money and an 'upshift', in time ? Did you…
Enduring Power of Attorney and Cash ISA
I have just been granted EPA for my father as unfortunately he is now in a nursing home. He has a Halifax cash ISA which is earning next to nothing in interest and therefore needs moving to a different provider. The amount in the account is about 4,000 so I plan to register the EPA with Halifax, close the account and then…
Urgent help pls. How can elderly housebound man withdraw cash from bank?
I know that title sounds peculiar but I wanted to try to explain my problem in the Title. A very close elderly friend of mine has quickly become housebound and is now running out of ready cash. I managed to set up direct debits for all his usual monthly outgoing bills by phoning the companies concerned from his house and…
How to use enduring power of attorney??
My mum and I completed an enduring power of attorney form some years ago, before the lasting power of attorney came into being. She is now 90 and wants me to manage her finances. How do I use the p of a?? I don't think I need to register it with the Court of Protection or any one else from the Gov as she is still mentally…
Paying for care home
Not sure if this is the right board to post this in but here goes. I am posting on behalf of my mother in law. Her father has been in a residential care home for a few years, he owned property that was sold, he also had savings and the money from that and his pension was used to pay for the car home. Which is now running…
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