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What age do you expect to die?

A bit of financial planning

Pfft, I can barely plan beyond the next couple of months

Never.

Got to worry about these things. My mate keV in the pub, his wife died 4 weeks ago, mid 60s.

Anyway he wasn't eating or looking after himself after as it's a trauma. He died 2 days ago.

Absolutely frightening.

Sounds like worrying about it is the last thing you want to do.

You could drop down dead today. You could live to be 116. No one knows.

I'd always pencilled in 88 - as a result of a flaming fireball of twisted Ferrari metal in the harbour at Monaco. I may have to revise that estimate to carbon fibre though.

My parents keep on chipping away at my inheritance. They are mid 70s. Probably live longer than me .

Broccers wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:38 pm My parents keep on chipping away at my inheritance. They are mid 70s. Probably live longer than me .

Same here. Squandering my birthright

Selfish fuckers and I'm sure they'll longer for a long time yet

In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

I couldn't agree more and my parents have been instructed to do so. They want to leave the house for us but go enjoy what they've worked hard for.

(My previous post was in jest)

McSwede wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:33 pm

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

I couldn't agree more and my parents have been instructed to do so. They want to leave the house for us but go enjoy what they've worked hard for.

(My previous post was in jest)

yep, I got your tone!

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

Me too - I just can’t convince my Dad of that.

He has a Mortgage Free house worth near a million Euros which is used 15 or 20 days a year (the old Family home) which he won’t sell but is constantly worrying about money.

His 18 year old Mazda’s just died and he’s thinking about bank loans to get another shitbox...

NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:39 pmNever.

No one lives forever. No one. But with advances in modern science, and your high level of income, I mean, it's not crazy to think you can't live to be 245, maybe 300.

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:11 pm

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

Me too - I just can’t convince my Dad of that.

He has a Mortgage Free house worth near a million Euros which is used 15 or 20 days a year (the old Family home) which he won’t sell but is constantly worrying about money.

His 18 year old Mazda’s just died and he’s thinking about bank loans to get another shitbox...

My wife's Grandfather is like that. Lots of money but lives like old man Steptoe. Tight as fook. People are strange!!

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

Both my parents have remarried and either have kids with their new spouse or step-kids. My mum keeps saying that when she and her husband die, they’ll split the estate 5 ways (ie between all her kids, 3 of which are with her “new” husband). That’s the house my 3 younger siblings grew up in. It’s their family home, it’s fuck all to do with me. I don’t want it, I’d feel I was taking it off them.

On the other hand, if my dad does before my step-mum, I’m 100% convinced she’ll leave everything to her daughter and zero to me and my sister, which pisses me off.

McSwede wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:22 pm

dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:11 pm

Rich B wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:23 pm In all seriousness, I never understood people getting uppity about inheritance. I hope my parents spend everything and live their life to its best rather than saving anything for me.

Me too - I just can’t convince my Dad of that.

He has a Mortgage Free house worth near a million Euros which is used 15 or 20 days a year (the old Family home) which he won’t sell but is constantly worrying about money.

His 18 year old Mazda’s just died and he’s thinking about bank loans to get another shitbox...

My wife's Grandfather is like that. Lots of money but lives like old man Steptoe. Tight as fook. People are strange!!

It’s more that he had loads of unused but liquid assets and no money...

Grand kids all over the world but “can’t afford to visit them”...

duncs500 wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:11 pm

NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:39 pmNever.

No one lives forever. No one. But with advances in modern science, and your high level of income, I mean, it's not crazy to think you can't live to be 245, maybe 300.

shake and bake!

I’m amazed I got this far, every day is a bonus at this point

I worry more about how I'll pay for my latter years than actually reaching them

Friend of mine dropped dead of a brain bleed late last year, no warning for his wife, she came home to find him face down in the kitchen. Guy was about 50 and quite fit.

Plan for a future by all means, but enjoy now IMO. I'm making efforts to eat more sensibly, and doing small amounts to improve my strength so I can hopefully still do stuff as I get older. My parents are late 60s/mid 70s and still go skiing, I'd like to hope I'll be able to do similar when/if I reach their age.

As for inheritance, that's what's paying for my parents frequent holidays I suspect. I'm glad my folks are able to enjoy the fruits of their labours more than wondering if I get anything out of it.