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Dad died and I’m lost. Advice please…..

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Dad died and I’m lost. Advice please….. I found him. He passed in his sleep, sometime between bedtime Sat. night, early Sunday morning. He was 82 and in good health overall. He was even on the golf course twice a week. For a full round. Everytime. He wasn’t sick and things couldn’t have been more normal when he went to bed Saturday night. I’m still in shock. And I AM LOST. NEED ADVICE…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-03-02

Trip to South East Asia with Dad

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Trip to South East Asia with Dad My Dad and I are thinking about taking a trip to South East Asia next year for around 2 weeks, and looking to get some recommendations. For context – we’re both from the UK, my Dad is late 50s and has never been outside of Europe, mostly doing standard package or caravan holidays to Spain, Canary Islands, France, etc. I’ve been on a few solo cit…

Reddit Travel 1.1k 2025-02-17

Dad is filing for bankruptcy, we have the same name and address.

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Dad is filing for bankruptcy, we have the same name and address. He is afraid it is going to complicate my life quite a bit. Factors at play: *My dad lives in a different state, but has been claiming domicile at my house. He used to own it, I bought it from my mom after they split about 8 years ago. *He and I have the same name (I am a “II”). *We went to the same two colleges, for both undergraduate and mas…

Reddit Personal Finance 715 2025-02-15

Dad might end up homeless

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Dad might end up homeless Hi! My dad had been living with my great aunt (his aunt) for maybe 25 years. She has been diagnosed with cancer and it’s moving fairly quickly. She owns the home (she still makes mortgage payments) and I’m fairly certain she is not willing the home to him. If the treatment doesn’t work and she passes away he might be left without a place to sta…

Reddit Personal Finance 733 2025-02-11

My dad didn’t invest his TSP – what to do?

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My dad didn’t invest his TSP – what to do? My 35F father 65 m has dementia and I have power of attorney over his finances. He is in a home already and I have been trying to come to grips with the horrifying realization that he was terrible with finances. I recently found out that he has about 350,000 in a cash fund of his TSP. Should I try to reinvest this money on his behalf or just lea…

Reddit Personal Finance 625 2025-02-10

Divorced parented dad having an issue with taxes here…

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Divorced parented dad having an issue with taxes here… The ex and I got divorced several years ago. In our divorce decree it is ordered that we alternate tax claims for our child. This is the year where it’s my turn to claim her as a dependent. We are both custodial parents and have 50/50 custody and complete 50/50 joint decision making. Anyways… I was using freetaxusa for the first time ever, and…

Reddit Personal Finance 885 2025-02-05

Octogenarian Dad got scammed – Now What?

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Octogenarian Dad got scammed – Now What? Dad has been a workaholic his entire life. Now in his 80s, he worked for himself and was closing up shop by the end of the year – passed on clients to other companies, etc. He got scammed online and lost all his savings. Unfortunately, I have convinced him that it is all gone gone and never coming back. He owns his office building outright, has …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-02-02

Going to San Fran in Feb. with older dad- need help finalizing plans!

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Going to San Fran in Feb. with older dad- need help finalizing plans! Hi everyone! I’m going to be the annoying tourist who asks questions here because I am having a hard time making sense of a few things by trying to understand it on my own. If I was traveling with friends, I wouldn’t care – but I’m traveling with my dad who is 70 and gets a little angsty/nervous about things so I want to make sure I have my head…

Reddit Travel 1.2k 2025-02-01

Financial advice for my dad 68

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Financial advice for my dad 68 Hey everyone, my dad’s 68, worked around 30 years for a company , new company comes in and tells him he’s done. 2 months pay and 25k buy out. He’s thinking or was told to put it into an RRSP. He’s 68, I suggested putting it into a tax free savings account. He has no saving for retirement , this is it for him, he’s looking at getting another job …

Reddit Personal Finance 973 2025-02-01

Dad is in bed with primerica

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Dad is in bed with primerica So I recently found out that my father moved his money from NWM. And I was pretty excited about it, but then I found out that he moved his money to primerica. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ For context, my father is a 55yo blue collar worker who came up from nothing. He’s not a millionaire by any means but he’s done well enough to live comfortably. I don’t know what …

Reddit Personal Finance 598 2025-01-31

How to maximize my dad helping me with car expenses?

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How to maximize my dad helping me with car expenses? He’s willing to give me $2000 to either repair my current car or finance another car. His requirements for financing: Take the car to a mechanic for inspection prior to buying. I’ve yet to find a mechanic so can I take it to anyone? It needs to be CPO or brand new if I don’t get the car inspected. He is willing to help me with my current car…

Reddit Personal Finance 388 2025-01-31

Discovered dad owes IRS money, hasn’t filed in years, lien on house – how can I limit mom’s exposure and do I help him get out of this mess?

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Discovered dad owes IRS money, hasn’t filed in years, lien on house – how can I limit mom’s exposure and do I help him get out of this mess? I’ve just found out my dad is in a deep financial and tax hole. Owes the IRS ~$200k+ in taxes dating back to the 2000s, he hasnt filed (or paid) in years, and apparently there’s a lien placed on the house that is paid off (by my mother of course since he is so financially inept) He’s nearing 70, has a ton of medical issues, 0 savings, ton of cre…

Reddit Personal Finance 704 2025-01-31