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Escape to the country & living off savings
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Sorry sya for your sad news. There is no better comfort for you and your sister in the days and years to come, to know he was in your care at the end of his life. xxx2
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So sorry to hear your news. You did right by your dad. You are a beautiful familyIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
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So sorry for your loss SYA. Be kind to yourself x
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So sorry to hear your news. Thinking of you and your family. Look after yourselves xxslowly working towards being MF one small over payment at a time :T2
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So sorry to hear your sad news. Your dad sounded such a lovely man xx2
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Oh SYA :'( I'm so very sorry to hear this.
My condolences to you and your family, thinking of you and sending love
A xx
FDF savings target = £20k by 31 December 2027...87 weeks to go!
31 Oct 2025 = £8217.86, 30 Nov 2025 = £9463.40, 31 Dec 2025 = £9785.81 [b,] 31 Jan 2026 =[/b] £10.476.12, 28 Feb 2026 = £11,060.63, 31 March 2026 = £11,493.44 April 2026 £11,889.602 -
I am so very sorry to read this, SYA. Sending you and yours much love. Be kind to yourself xxMortgage at highest: £132,500 Now: £51,289.85
Mortgage OP’s: £26,190.17
OP targets 2026:
Sub a/c 1: £788.54/£2402.79
Sub a/c 2 £1479/£1479 ✅
Sub a/c 3: £1062.15/£1062.15 ✅
Sub a/c 4: £750/£750 ✅2 -
Thank you all so much for your heartfelt words of condolence ❤️ I’m keeping going with the support of my sister & my friend. My sister has gone home for a break and change of clothes and my friend has invited me out for brunch this morning and pizza & drinks on Saturday. The funeral is arranged and family/ close friends informed. So much still to do but this weekend will be some much needed time out.I am using my credit card for executor expenses and will pay it off in full with my diy pot as needed (£2k) and claim it back from the estate. So far death certificates £50, uploaded photos onto memory stick for slide show at funeral £23.25 and paper / envelopes £4.25. The funeral will be approx £1200 with the rest covered by his funeral plan. As I understand it his bank should pay out for the cost of the funeral before waiting for probate.❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p16 -
Sya, so lovely to hear from you and that you are managing as best any of us do when this happens. The sheer amount of things to organise can feel overwhelming, so good you have family to support you. Good plan to centralise all costs in one place, to deal with later. A breather will be good and hope you enjoy your weekend with your friend x2
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so sorry SYA2
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