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Over 50s MoneySaving
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Weight loss in older age-groups
I've been struggling with weight over the past few years. I was warned about weight when I went for pelvic surgery and hip surgery, then about the risk of developing Type II diabetes. I did manage to lose some weight, got down to about 10 1/2 stone but never managed to get to where I should be for my height. I gradually…
Helping a parent...
Hi, my mum has just turned 60, she owns two flats both worth about £170k, one she lives in and one she rents out, but this is not enough money to live on and has no real savings to speak of. She has just lost her job part time job and is struggling to find a new one. She is perfectly healthy, but damaged her knee in 2012…
How Much Will NHS Crutches Be?
Old lady next door to me keeps asking me if the gov's new idea to charge for crutches will include other things that aren't temporary (she needs her walking frame every day,now the weather's warmer she likes to go down as far as the shops herself) and seems very anxious about whether she'll be able to afford it and have to…
Single? How to money save as a singleton?
I was widowed - so I am single and I like being single but a lot of the offers etc are about couples? What strategies do those out there that are single do to take advantage or circumvent the world view that everybody is a 'couple'.
little luxuries
So, you've reached a certain age, and maybe you're more comfortably off than you used to be. Kids off your hands, mortgage paid off. What little luxury do you allow yourself now that money isn't so tight? In the Spouse household, we buy quilted loo paper, and Lurpak butter. I still feel guilty about not buying the cheap…
passwords
I saw on the news today about changing passwords, so I set to. It is a horrible job, I have had to think of new and complicated passwords with upper and lower case and numbers. I am really pee`d off with it, changing mine and DHs savings accounts amongst lots of other accounts and having different passwords for different…
Continuing Healthcare Claim - NHS Wales
All sorted.
Dissapearing Covenant
We purchased our property over 30 years ago, when a farm was split up into 6 lots. We purchased one of the lots. There is a lane which leads to all six lots, we live at the end of this lane. In the deeds of all six lots is a covenant which states that we are responsible for a one sixth share of the upkeep of the lane.…
equity deprivation when living with parent
I know that giving a house to offspring does not mean that it cannot be meanstested with regards to care home costs But what if the child lives with the parent. Could they be given ownership since they live there and may have helped pay the mortgage. What would happen if the child gained ownership while living there but…
Pension top up
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/state-pension-top-ups-pensions-can-be-increased-by-up-to-25-a-week Now we know who is going to pay for selling the Post Office off so cheaply Once again it is the pensioners who are being ripped off.
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