I want to forget my nightmare 2024 - I was left close to despair by Mum's cancer death and my own very expensive divorce, by the Mail's wealth guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE
1 week, 5 days ago

I want to forget my nightmare 2024 - I was left close to despair by Mum's cancer death and my own very expensive divorce, by the Mail's wealth guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Daily Mail  

On New Year’s Eve, I intend to dance the night away with friends at a hotel in Berkshire. Mum’s funeral was beautifully choreographed by my younger sister Joy – a tribute to a life well-lived rather than an occasion for mourning. Sorting out Mum’s estate proved tricky and time-consuming – not easy when, right up to her death, she had refused to play ball with us over her finances. Christmas Day seemed incomplete without my annual journey up the M40 to take Mum out Mum’s funeral was beautifully choreographed by my younger sister Joy Actuarial reports were required, transfer values needed and then we negotiated. Maybe, come spring, my divorce sorted, our pensions finally divided and the proceeds from Mum’s estate split between the siblings – and I can start rebuilding my life.

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