Death of a parent and how to deal with terrible finances?

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Yes, I pulled both their credit reports. My dad's was great - he paid every bill he ever had under his own name. He did die with lots of credit card debt,...

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Where they live, I believe they still run credit for things like auto insurance, and yeah, now that we've dealt with the utilities, we can take our time...

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So i have spent the last two days trying to deal with all of this. My brother and I decided it would be good to get dad's name off of everything we could....

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I track everything and aim to get it within $100 by the end of the year ($100 max that I owe, never aim for a refund). If you're meticulous, you can track...

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That's a fantastic idea. I'd been trying for a while to get them to look into subsidized housing options, but my dad refused. Maybe now I can get my mom...

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This is a great idea! I'll check out what is in their area and see what resources I can find. Thanks!...

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She does have a small amount of money coming in. She'd always been the breadwinner, my dad rarely worked in his life, he just spent the money she made....

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So, it was a little of everything. She had some large medical bills he promised had been paid but in reality never paid them (he spent that money on gambling...

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I don't think it is legal to leave utilities and accou ts in a deceased person's name? I don't know for sure though, I will need to look into it.
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My dad just died yesterday, somewhat unexpectedly (to us anyway)... turns out he's been lying for the last 3 years, and only decided to mention to any...

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I'm obviously not sure where your friend lives now, but in some states, it doesn't matter if your address is elsewhere, if you work within the state,...

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Vanguard's target funds are a great option, I think, especially for someone who has their hands full with toddlers and work and doesn't want to think...

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It could also just mean that you might not, in fact, understand. And if you find yourself in multiple situations where people are telling you that, you...

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Awww, I bet she'd do just fine on a ship. I think the cruise lines are well equipped to handle old folks since that's probably a huge number of their...

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That's why I said I'll either have some indication that death is near and go on a fantastic spending spree, or a random charity will be very happy. ...

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I think it depends on your own personal retirement goals. But the reason many have millions is because they plan to live off of the earnings of those...

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Yeah, I've traveled enough to know that it's at times embarrassing to even admit you're American. I've also traveled enough to see that it's not just...

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The best: paid off all debt (and we had a ton of it), and are saving aggressively

The worst:
- we lost our favorite dog due to heart...

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So true! I just bought a thunderbolt cable and after it arrived, needed to return it to get a longer length. Amazon was like, naw, you go ahead and keep...

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Agreed. Wouldn't be worth abusing it. Plus, it all works out about the same anyway, because when you use that gift card, you aren't getting another 5%...