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Parents have asked for some help so where better than to start here

mike1976_2 · 2007-03-13 20:21:36

Hi all, My parents are looking at their current situation and what will be inheritence etc. My dad is 69 and mother is 63 next month. Both are retired ... well apart from my dad who helps me with my business. I buy him the odd pie when we go out, so its labour for little reward ;) They own a house worth £180. My dad also…

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EdInvestor Posts: 15,749 Forumite

20 March 2007 at 6:49PM

Sorry if it's confusing , but your financial position and that of the OPs' isn't that different: it might give the OP some food for thought.However we don't know how much the OP's parents have in state pensions, there are some people who've worked all their lives and never been contracted out and now have quite high amounts: certainly 7-10k is quite possible per person.

Trying to keep it simple...
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