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50th time lucky - voluntary euthanasia
:beer: News just come through of another step up the ladder elsewhere in the world. https://www.dignityindying.org.uk/latest/ This seemed like the most appropriate Board to share it on - as many of us start to take more of a personal interest in how things are in this respect once we reach this agegroup.
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Care Agency agreement process
Have been phoned by an agency who are going to be providing care for a relative - they listed all the things they have been asked to do and said "is that OK with you" .. and basically they want the money, though they didn't give any indication of the cost of any of it! I currently am registering LPA and have no idea how…
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Deprivation of assets query
Hello, It looks like Mum will be going into sheltered accommodation and selling her house. She can afford the sheltered accommodation from her pension income and so is thinking of giving the money from her house sale to the grandchildren/great grandchildren to help them with housing costs. If after a year or 2 she goes…
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LPOA and Self Employed Carers
Help, my partner and I have LPOA for an elderly gentlemen, who has lost or is losing mental capacity, sohe is now at the stage where he needs additional care, and rather than employ external carers, we would like to provide that care for him as self employed carers. We have LPOA for both health and finance. if we were to…
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Mums house being sold for care but she has now passed
Hello My Mum passed away on Friday, she has suffered with dementia for many years so this has been a blessing. Her property was taken over by the local council late 2016 to be sold to help costs of her residential care. The question that the family has now is that the property has not sold (not worth a lot plus a leasehold…
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Free will service for over 55s
I've searched and this info doesn't appear to be lurking anywhere on the forum! This is all year round- not limited to Oct / Nov Find a solicitor in your area or a home visit can be arranged. Free will service from Cancer Research full details here: www.cruk.org/freewills or 0300 123 7733 (M-F 8-6)
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LPA and Investment Account (Provider)
Hi I have asked this question over on one of the the Savings & Investments threads but didn't get much feedback so, thought I'd ask here. My mother has a number of stocks held in paper certificates. Recently myself and my brother were set up with Lasting Power of Attorney. Despite the fact that we have financial LPA my…
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Turned 50, now what?
So I turned 50 yesterday, this is the over 50's forum, so what exciting things can I claim or do etc? I can't retire for another 17 years, so not really interested in all that stuff (I do have work pension to look forward to in another 17 years). But since I've now hit the big 50 and this forum is called over 50's, I…
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Things to do after early retirement?
I am mid-fifties and plan on taking early retirement, possibly in the first quarter of next year. I'm active and in good health, have decent pension arrangements, and have a list of things I want to do, but I'm interested to hear any reports from folk who have perhaps retired early in the past. In particular, anything in…
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Making a will
Not a self written or will writers one A specialist solicitor will advise you on IHT , trust's and make sure your wishes are carried out 14000 will's a year challenged as property price's rise http://dailym.ai/2pbpeMK 2 people down my way ended up losing with costs of £200,000 challenging an estate worth £226,000 Greed…
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Motion sensor light
Mum has dementia is quite frail. She had another fall last night while getting up in the night to use the loo. They have an LED night light but I am looking for a decent motion sensor light. Can anyone recommend something that requires no wiring
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Specified Adult Child Care
I have recently read an article in Saga magazine, which interested me. My husband gave up work when he was 55 for personal reasons. He has never claimed any benefits as it was his choice. He is 64 now and recently had a government pension forecast. He does not have his full quota of contributions. On reading this article…
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gifting money
I read this on another site "If you want to lend a financial hand to your son or daughter, then you might want to consider opting to pay them a regular amount each month rather than gifting a lump sum. This is because regular payments are excluded from inheritance tax liability, as long as they come from your income (not…
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Emergency (i.e.) cash fallback fund in retirement
I have spent today updating my meagre savings and investment figures and three ISA's are expiring within the next couple of weeks. I have been considering where to move them for the best safe return and what I really want to know from those of you who have already retired, is what is a reasonable amount to have in…
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Using AVIOS In Store Card facility
Hi, I like the idea of the AVIOS inStore Card facility, which monitors the Credit card purchases and automatically collects points on those that are linked to its estore - without having to go through the actual estore - BUT how safe is it - I cant see any reference when MSE is talking about AVIOS where this is mentioned -…
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Key Safe, are they safe?
We're looking into this. Are they really safe? It wouldn't be fitted anywhere near a door and not facing a road or pathway. There is only one on the market that I can see that is police approved.
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Bill paying
How do pay you every day buys in supermarkets etc by cash debit card or credit card
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Leaving house to kids
Not sure this is the right forum but my husband is terminally ill. If he left his half of our house to our 2 daughters, and then I signed over my half to them and brought a small flat for myself with savings , would this be allowed or not. Who should we go to for advice on this. Thanks
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Wiltshire?
I have searched the forum but only old threads are coming up. I am looking into buying these ready meals for my Mum. What are peoples thoughts on Wiltshire. I also know of Oakhouse...again any thoughts? My Dad has a large appetite, are the meals sufficient Thanks
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SKI-er or Sk-ater. We know how to enjoy ourselves
3 years after my last edit in 2012 and circumstances changed drastically in february 2015 when my husband of 45 years died. Sorting and clearing is now pretty well done and I am well into the acceptance stage, part of which means that I have been able to move on and am now creating a life for myself. I have had a thrifty…
