You are all sounding very brave and independent. Is no one terrified that if their partner dies there may not be enough pension without re-mortgaging their house to pay the ongoing bills for their house? Have any of you found yourselves in your seventies helping out your adult children financially? I have no intention of asking my children for anything but there is a possibility that their inheritance (mainly the house) will have to fund the retirement of one or both of us if we are to believe the predicted costs of a basic standard of living in the future. We work hard and live simply but my husband says he has no intention of being cold or hungry just to leave a chunk of money to our children, each of whom have lovely houses of their own and other possible money being left to them by other people. So no we won't ask them to do anything for us. We may reach a point if there is a major expense needed for work to the house that we offer them the choice of helping with the cost or accepting that if we need to raise money against the value of the house then their inheritances will be less. I am not mean but I am concerned.
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