Elderly Mum (recently widowed) now dealing with money - advice.

I echo the plea for elderly couples to share and keep each other updated on domestic information and household procedures because sooner or later one partner is going to be left alone and if that individual is the one who has no idea on finances, chaos will quickly result.

We know somebody who claimed he was "no good at finances or computer stuff" so his wife handled everything, including their domestic accounts. Most of it was done online. Sadly his wife died suddenly and this chap did ,t even know who their fuel and water suppliers were. He had no paper bills to guide him because his wife handled everything online. It was a nightmare for his adult child to try and sort out at an already difficult time.