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Ex step dad might be getting grandparents portion of estate???

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Ex step dad might be getting grandparents portion of estate??? I need help with wills/probate (?) To start from the beginning – My mom passed in 2009. Married to my step dad. She had a will, and as far as I know was never executed. Anecdotally, my step dad was a piece of shit. He disappeared from our family mere months after my mom passing. Poof he was gone. Fast forward to today. My grandma passed to join …

Reddit Personal Finance 382 2025-01-26

Machu Picchu with dad with parkinsons?

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Machu Picchu with dad with parkinsons? My dad has parkinsons, and is usually in a lot of pain, but he is a very stubborn and determined person so everyday he goes on 1-2 hour walks. He’s slow, and not very mobile, but he refuses to just sit and not move. He’s getting up there in age now and condition only worsening. As we are asian, we never had the closest of relationships and neit…

Reddit Travel 388 2025-01-26

Retired Kept-Man Dad – How to Maximize End of Life Cash Flow?

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Retired Kept-Man Dad – How to Maximize End of Life Cash Flow? My 75 year old retired father is slowly becoming senile. He has no assets other than his brand new car. His primary expenses (housing and groceries) are covered by his wife, whose own assets are separate from him and in a trust. He has a business where he sells his art, but his art business is hitting it’s 2nd or 3rd year of not being profitable…

Reddit Personal Finance 595 2025-01-24

Low Income dad ($52k) with $15k to invest. Help!

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Low Income dad ($52k) with $15k to invest. Help! Top of the afternoon to you all. I am a young dad (27 years old) of 3 kids all under 6. I am going to do my best to get straight to the point but feel context is important. I am selling my house within the next 2 months and will be sitting on $70-75k in profit. I plan on paying off my debt (maybe $10k worth) then I want to create an emergency fu…

Reddit Personal Finance 594 2025-01-23

My dad is in debt and I don’t know how to help

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My dad is in debt and I don’t know how to help Hi, I haven’t written many posts on Reddit and English isn’t my main language so I’ll try my best I’m 19 and my dad is 47, he separated from my mom when I was 8 and since he’s gotten a new girlfriend, he’s lived with her for about 11 years now. His girlfriend has a Son, and today he told me about my dad’s situation since I only visit him on the …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2025-01-21

My 54 year old dad has 0$ saved for retirement

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My 54 year old dad has 0$ saved for retirement Yeah, so my dad drives for Uber full time. He did a great job saving for college for me and my brother, but he has little savings for his retirement and no investments. Should I have him open a Roth ira and advise him to invest aggressively in the S&P 500? I don’t want him to keep working for the rest of his life. Any advice would be greatly app…

Reddit Personal Finance 632 2025-01-16

I am 17 getting a $1.6k Social Security check every month because of my dad until I turn 18 in May. I want to know what I should do with it

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I am 17 getting a $1.6k Social Security check every month because of my dad until I turn 18 in May. I want to know what I should do with it I’ve been looking between putting it in a HYSA or something like an index fund, but i’ve read HYSA are more for short term and index funds are more for long term. I also have a job but that only brings in about half of what I get from SS because I can only work weekends due to my schedule. I’m wondering if I should start long term investing now…

Reddit Personal Finance 901 2025-01-03

Is It Too Late for My Dad to Start Planning for Retirement?

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Is It Too Late for My Dad to Start Planning for Retirement? My dad is 59, and he’s never owned a home or really saved money. When I was younger, he had a messy divorce and had to pay a big chunk of his salary to my mom. After he regained his footing, he decided he didn’t want to worry about finances anymore and focused on enjoying life. He’d take us on vacations, pay for our school, and buy us things we …

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-12-26

What should my dad do with Social Security checks?

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What should my dad do with Social Security checks? He’s 66 and waited all the way to the max so his monthly social security checks are 1912. He’s going to continue working as a bus driver for the next 5 years & doing so will increase the monthly amount to 2400 after 5 years. He takes care of himself, but his movement and weight do restrict his ability to do stuff. He wants to make sure he can ta…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-12-25

My dad had a stroke and now I don’t have anyone to help me make smart choices

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My dad had a stroke and now I don’t have anyone to help me make smart choices Here is the situation. I have a 2017 honda accord with 155k miles on it. Still owe 18k at 5% interest. I have about 3.5yrs left on the car note if I pay the minimum payment. KB vaules the car at 10k. The issue is the car has been horrible. Broken lane assist camera, replaced transmission, brakes, oil leak, replaced timing/serpentine belt and 2 c…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.1k 2024-12-23

A camera for a new dad recommendation please?

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A camera for a new dad recommendation please? I am someone who was never a great photographer. I always favoured auto focus film cameras, usually whatever was dirt cheap and easy to get ahold of. Eventually I found a Yashica T4 which I have now, and I like it, but I don’t reach for it often because processing film is expensive for me to do regularly. However I am a new dad, and I want to ge…

Ask Photography 622 2024-12-21

Helping my dad with his 401k accounts

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Helping my dad with his 401k accounts My dad is a retired radiologist who, unfortunately, has progressively worsening dementia. I’m trying to help him with his finances before his memory deteriorates more. He has a 401k with 10 separate accounts through the private physician group he was with before he retired. I’m not entirely sure why, but all of these accounts have a trustee, th…

Reddit Personal Finance 835 2024-12-12

Can I help my dad with his debt?

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Can I help my dad with his debt? My dad is 61 and has about $900k in debt across three mortgages (M1: $500k, M2: $270k, M3: $80k), a car loan ($15k left), and an RV loan ($25k left). He earns $10k/month from military retirement + disability and $15k/month from his job. My stepmom doesn’t work, and my sister (who lives with him) works but also has a child to support. He has $60k…

Reddit Personal Finance 510 2024-12-11

How to make a good business profile shot for my dad?

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How to make a good business profile shot for my dad? So my dad is a business man and has an outdated photo as his profile picture on all social media of before he lost a fair amount of weight, i told him its an u flattering photo and he said he doesn’t have any others so i thought maybe i could help! I have a canon R10 18-150mm lens. We have a pretty backyard and he’s worked very hard to make it …

Ask Photography 373 2024-12-05

Trip for dad who doesn’t know he’s old

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Trip for dad who doesn’t know he’s old My dad is in his late 60s and has both physical disabilities (walks slowly and unsteadily with a cane) and some cognitive challenges due to a brain injury many years ago. He sees himself as a young healthy person, so he won’t participate in anything explicitly designed for seniors. He’s been making some unsafe travel plans because he is bored an…

Reddit Travel 589 2024-12-01