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Any way I can convince my principled wife to stop giving away £500 a month?
I live with her, know her more than anyone so don't think there is a way but need a place to vent. Context We pay a mortgage and live with our two children. Despite having good salaries and living somewhat below our means, money can get a little tight if we're not careful. Nursery fees and other cost for our ADHD and…
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Concerned about young child, what to do
I'm going to keep this as brief as I can because I do not want to risk identifying anyone but would appreciate others thoughts on this.Our neighbour has a young child, approx 3 years old and I have been concerned about some of the noise that I have heard coming from the property. The child screams and screams, sometimes…
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Care home costs cap delayed
Just putting this here for those who might have missed it amongst everything else going on in the autumn statement as I know it's been mentioned in here a few times. Chancellor delays social care cap | Money Marketing
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Caring for mum after surgery creative storage solutions
Hi, My lovely mum is having heart surgery soon and will be moving in with me not sure at this point if it will be permanently but a good chance. I've given her my large bedroom. We have a very comfy wall bed downstairs in living room but my biggest problem is clothes storage. I could put a chest of draws in our dining…
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Spousal maintenace following amicable split of joint assets query
Hi everyone, hope you can help me with this question. Myself and my husband are getting divorced amicably and the house and savings account is in joint names and are being split in half. My question is - will he be liable for spousal support also or does this not apply when the assets are split as technically I can live of…
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Finding the break up hard
So me and my partner was together 4+ years and i lived together 4+ years. She hasn’t actually said we are finished but shes said she needs space. She’s only stopped at home once or twice in the last 2 week as she’s been sleeping elsewhere. I’m finding it hard to move on as all her belongings is still in the house. I’m…
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Don’t know where i stand
So me and my partner have been going through the wars together. She has stopped out 3/4 times in the last week at her mums and at work. The trust in the relationship has been broken one of the nights she said she was working and her car was at her mums when i did some driving around to check. Now I’ve asked her to take her…
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Tax free childcare
Hi all, I’m a newbie to this forum and got inspired to join because I think our family has fallen into a loop hole and not a good one. My partner is finishing her PGCE to become a primary school teacher and I’m currently in full time employment. We have a 1 year old who goes to nursery 5 half days a week and his Nan looks…
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Quickie Divorce company - Refund denial
Hi wondering who else here has had issues with getting a valid refund from Quickie Divorce. 3 months on and I’m still having to appeal. Noticed there are lots of complaints on their Google reviews too. i believe they are breaking the law in their refusal of a refund - I paid for a service and was never able to access it ,…
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Feeling low, sorry for myself etc
We, me and Mrs Diy lfet work early some years ago, early retirement. We are a few years off the state pension. Like most people with their own property, we do worry about the bills/repairs and recently replaced radiators/etc cost a bomb and bought a tv. We have savings, etc and money should not be a worry if we remain…
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Re-marriage trap - Court Order following Divorce help
Following my Divorce in 2000 and finally got my ex-husband in Court in 2008 to settle Finances. My ex-husband re-married prior to the Court Order but solicitor went ahead anyway and also appointed a Barrister! On the day in Court neither my solicitor or the Barrister (who I had met at Court on 2 previous occasions…
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Is a care home allowed to share visitation records with sibling
My mother's Social Care home discused my visit with my sister,. disclosing details of a private conversation. The sister shared this is information with other family members. Where do I stand?
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Reasonable fixed fee for obtaining probate/administering an estate?
I've been talking to a large legal organisation who specialise in this service. I don't want to handle the estate myself. The only noteworthy assets are a property worth about £700,000-750,000, plus bank accounts and cash savings of about £130,000. No complications that I can see. The will is very simple - myself and my…
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Looking to emigrate to country with cheap healthcare
Hi,Due to the collapse of the NHS and being nearly 2 years on an NHS waiting list I am looking for suggestions of countries to emigrate to that have good reasonably priced healthcare. Any suggestions welcome. Its hopefully only a minor operation but one that might re-occur. I absolutely love my country and will be…
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Inheritance dilemma
Both my parents passed away in the same year and I am trying to deal with the inheritance. There were no wills but letters of administration have been granted with me & my sister having been named on them. There is a house which they owned and is mortgage free. My sister never moved out and she is adamant that she wants to…
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Scared and confused
Not sure what I am asking. I had breast cancer 9 years ago and it has now returned. I am having surgery next week. I have a supportive partner but I am just full of anxiety to the extent I can no longer work or function normally. I sort of can’t believe I have cancer again and I worry that may make me make the wrong…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should our son pay us for the fuel we use babysitting our grandchildren?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Our son and his partner regularly ask us to babysit our young grandchildren. While we love spending time with the kids, they live about an hour's drive from us, which means it costs £15 to £20 in fuel per round trip. It's becoming difficult to afford it with other bills…
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Want to leave but can't do it.
Hi, I am just here to offload really. My husband and I have been together for 25yrs and I have wanted to leave for so so long. I still want to leave. I don't love him. I am not sexually attracted to him. We don't even have that much in common - I don't think we ever did really. I've tried and tried to 'fall in love' with…
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Splitting up
So me and my partner of 4 and half years have been on and off the last few weeks. She has been working more night shifts lately and i have become more suspicious etc. The thing I’m wondering is we moved into this new home in February and i put a 100% of my own money down as the deposit and the mortgage is solely in my name…
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Divorce and assets split: where do I stand?
Hello, unfortunately my marriage is coming to an end. We're
getting divorced. I'm desperately looking for advice or if any of you has any
experience similar to mine, please share your thoughts. I think it will make me
feel a bit less lonely. This will be a long post so apologies if I'll be boring you.
I guess I just need…
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