tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post2123946758388120920..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: Are you prepared?Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80770469580937425962012-05-09T19:21:01.731+01:002012-05-09T19:21:01.731+01:00A great post and a really important thing to deal ...A great post and a really important thing to deal with. I have learnt though bitter experience the need for a will. My Mum never got round to doing her will, so when she died all passed to my step-father, which was fine and we tried to tell him how important it was to get a will done. He never got round to doing it, and died shortly after my Mum, so the home that had been my grandparents, and all my Mum's belongings, jewellery etc went to his children (who hadn't spoken to him for 30 years, but came out of the woodwork as soon as money was mentioned). So moral of the story - GET A WILL!!!!!Becky Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884193651036873271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-44925735183888895932012-05-09T16:58:47.632+01:002012-05-09T16:58:47.632+01:00Hi, thanks for responding. I feel it pays to be pr...Hi, thanks for responding. I feel it pays to be prepared simply because it was an absolute shocker having to deal with the aftermath of losing F in L, then M in Law. She had to come to live with us until their house was sold and a new one bought (awful, awful time). Then when she went, had to sell up and deal with it all again. The stress on me was not as great as on OH and that was hard to see.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-29923859520147933302012-05-09T15:56:22.745+01:002012-05-09T15:56:22.745+01:00This post is of great interest to me because my pa...This post is of great interest to me because my parents - Mum really - are in a similar position as you were, ie what will she live on if my dad dies first. They are 69 and 68. I know they don't have wills and are of the generation where the man took care of all the finances - my mum doesn't even know how much my dad gets in his pensions. She has a small one of her own and couldn't possibly live on it (thankfully the mortgage is paid off) but I don't think she realises that she will be entitled to my dad's pension should anything happen to him. I believe he has three private pensions but anything my mum knows she has gleaned from snooping around. My dad gets angry if anybody tries to discuss money or finances. It's just sticking your head in the sand but in his case has more to do with chauvinism than fatalism. We made wills several years ago, wholly because our youngest is severely autistic and his future care must be planned for; we are also insured and I have worked all my life so have a full stamp. But another almost 20 years of work ahead of me! Big Man has a great MOD pension too. We must pay off the mortgage though....this is my 'forever house' and I'd hate to have to leave through inability to pay for it.<br />Phew, that was long!<br /><br />K xxkeshlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396657930250980852noreply@blogger.com