Advice for my parents please

Meltdown_2

karen_newcastle wrote: »

I actually made this site his home page on his laptop!! So with a bit of luck his curiousity will get the better of him

Er, so that he can see you called him a stubborn old man?

He is 61 and won't even apply for a free bus pass as he thinks it's not for him!

61 isn't old these days - look at someone like Keith Richards at 64. (Hmmm ... on second thoughts ).
If he prefers to walk (or jog) everywhere, then why not ...

margaretclare

Meltdown wrote: »

Er, so that he can see you called him a stubborn old man?


61 isn't old these days - look at someone like Keith Richards at 64. (Hmmm ... on second thoughts ).
If he prefers to walk (or jog) everywhere, then why not ...

I'm going to be 73 later this summer and I would personally kill anyone who referred to me in the terms you've used about your Dad.

I haven't got a bus pass either because it would be useless to me. I intend to carry on driving as long as possible. For a man with a heart condition, walking to the bus, waiting at bus-stops and all the other hassle of public transport would possibly be too stressful and too exhausting.

Having said all that, I concur with the others - seeing an IFA is the way to go. I'd certainly consult an IFA with that sort of money, the need to produce an income to live on etc. I wouldn't take advice from a bank because they can only sell you the bank's products. Which may be OK, but then again, there may be better options out there. An IFA has a two-fold function - looking at your parents' total financial situation, and scanning the whole market to come up with the best choice.

HTH

karen_newcastle

Sorry Margaret but I called him a stuborn proud old man and that's exactly what he is! It's not derogatory more factual. Not sure why that would upset anyone - it certainly wouldn't upset him.

Anyway I agree with you about him not actually needing a bus pass as he still drives and does like to walk daily (good exercise after a tripe heart bypass) but he gets very shirty when he does use public transport and I suggest he is entitled to a pass. In denial I think!

I hope he DOES see this post and wakes up and smells the coffee!!

HI DAD!! (waves) I hope I've helped your money work harder for you! :-)

margaretclare

The point was, I agree with Meltdown - 61 is no age at all!!!

I fell in love all over again at 62 and remarried at 66. I still don't think of myself as 'old'.

karen_newcastle

Actually I do agree with you, my grandma always looked old - like a 'proper grandma' when she was 50 never mind 62. But my parents are nothing like her - very 'young' for their age and I hope to age exactly like them!