Hi all!
Looking for a new viola in the £2k-2.5k and these keep coming up. Haven’t seen any in person yet, but wanted to know what people thought and if it was worth digging any deeper into this range.
Cheers 😊
I’ve recently become a HENRY but struggling to feel like it’s actually made a huge difference so would like to check we’re being sensible.
I (30m) earn around £120k as a contractor, and my husband (26m) earns around £60k. We have a one year old. We don’t own a house, and rent is £1900 in the north of England, £400 on a car, £300 council tax, £200 gas and electric etc…
In terms of savings, we have around £13k in S&S ISA, £60k in cash isa (maxed out this year) and we’re due inheritance from my mum of around £45k in a few weeks time.
We save around £2500 per month but even on a high salary, it doesn’t feel like the numbers go up that much.
Any helpful tips?
Edit:
Pensions as not mentioned previously:
I have about £25k in a pension from previous employer (only been working 4 years as I did a PhD)
And £13k in a SIPP from contributions as a contractor for the last 11 months. I salary sacrifice about £1200 per month into this.
Two years since diagnosis with breast cancer, my (30m) beautiful mum died yesterday morning aged just 54. I was by her side at home. She didn’t want to go and it’s not fair. I adopted my son just 2 months ago and she wanted to be a grandma more than anything in the world.
I’ve lost my best friend and I don’t know what to do.
Hi all, looking for some perspective.
My (30m) mum (54f) has advanced breast cancer that’s spread to her brain, and we’ve been told she likely has around 3 months left.
She’s mostly bedbound (left-side weakness, catheter), and her doctors have stopped chemo due to her condition and overall quality of life.
Recently, she’s had a bit of improvement in mobility (can briefly stand and transfer), but this is from steroids, not because the cancer is improving.
The problem is that my grandparents and wider family see this as her “getting better” and are pushing for chemo to restart. My husband and I feel this is likely the final stage, and that the focus should be on comfort and making the most of the time she has left.
It’s creating a lot of tension, they’re angry at the doctors, and I feel stuck between being realistic and being seen as negative.
Has anyone dealt with family being in denial like this? How did you navigate it?