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I appreciate all the other comments, and I agree with them, but only up to a point. I've given up on the "moving to remote area" idea. The housing market is not operating normally. Surely there is nothing wrong with helping them out in such a case? Obviously, I have to help them out so I'm not...

I'm sorry I am actually employed with a 5+6% pension. My mistake.

Sorry for the delay in responding. - I owe 10k on the car loans. - My current car cost 2k and is fine. I only ever buy 2k cars and keep them tipping over so I'm not concerned too much about that

My son has 9k saved already :) Yes that all sounds great but the burden to pay rent of 1500-1800 is too much and for the sake of a few years it might be worth it. Matching savings it an idea.

Thanks phoenix52 that is certainly something to consider. TBH I had already had an inkling of it and was thinking along the lines that my child would be the only one making any financial contributions to anything, and it would be planned to be affordable by one person, not two. But yes I'm sure...

Yes that is certainly an option. However, I had an earlier original thought that I would like a holiday let business for retirement, and was trying to tie the two ideas together. Also, moving to the sticks is actually appealing to us! Also, yes indeed at some stage in the future we could be in...

Age: 46 Spouse’s/Partner's age: 47 Annual gross income from employment or profession: 80000 Annual gross income of spouse: 3500 Monthly take-home pay 4300 Type of employment: self-employed In general are you: (b) saving? we can save easily but we tend to spend it after a while or we have...

You need to make a choice on size vs flexibility. The problem you will encounter is driving the van in towns/tight places can become stressful... driving and setting up from one campsite to the next will be fine. One approach is to get a big van so lots of space... but ensure that wherever you...

I browse for motorhome on mobile.de (you can select english). I actually bought from a large German dealer. Very helpful to deal with.

We use an Excalibur for all sorts of things. It is not stainless steel. e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Excalibur-Dehydrator-Timer-Clear-4926TCDB/dp/B013S23N8C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492514133&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=excalibur+dehydrator&psc=1

Not a chance. He was probably the nicest person I have ever met. In the 15 years I never once heard him say a bad thing about anybody else. You have to understand he was 80 when they met and starting to lose certain cognitive functions. He was not aware of what he had in bank accounts, and when...

To close this off, after consulting with a solicitor we have decided to leave it. My wife does not want her memories of 15 years of friendship tainted by anything that might come from it, be it a long winded legal process, trying to settle a claim against the estate with a found relative, or...

Thanks for the replies. I'll have a think about it. I guess I might need to just visit a local solicitor and say this is what we have done.... we need advice on what to do with the remaining money.... and see what happens.

Hi, My wife gradually became friends with an elderly man in our town. The man was 80 when she met him, and over time she used to visit him in his house as he became less mobile. Over the years they developed into a close bond. The man has no family. I believe his mother died in 1972 and he has...

Millions of people holiday in France every year without issue. Don't be worried about the above. It has probably happened a handful of times, down in the south east. Just use an ATM for cash like you would here. Things to be aware of: Most supermarkets do not open on Sundays. Same applies to...

Life lesson, money gone. Forget about it. If he has been messing with your roof timbers, then if I was you I would be getting somebody else in to ensure that your roof is structurally sound.

There is loads of info online to show that Roundup is not 'safe'. Make up your own mind on that. Other options are ti cover the area with remnant carpet for a period. Cardboard can work well, keep it wet or cover it with bark/wet and then the bark can go into the soil. These are probably longer...

Knobs and Knockers near Dawson St sometimes have similar items in their window display. Give them a call?

Could be outside flashing gone wrong. I think they have a 10 year warranty. They will come out and inspect and replace under warranty, but if they find that is was installed incorrectly you will have to pay the call out fee.

Thanks all, my mind is put at ease now. I'm keeping a close eye on my wife's actions....