old woman
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- Dec 22, 2005
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I am only 67 and live alone in an old house. I don't desire to spend money and hate having repairs done. Last year I allowed someone to do work on the house and yard but I hated every single day of it. He worked months painting, changing light fixtures and doors and doing lots of things I was so glad when he left. Now my roof leaks and getting bids now today someone is coming to put a tarp on then in a month a new roof. I hate it, don't want people here but if they do a good job I will let them roof the garage next. I don't own jewelry and only a couple antiques. I should hire someone to come clean but I don't want them in my house. My will is over 30 years old and since then all but one brother have died. I put beneficiaries on my ROTH and 401K and my brother said I should get a new will and leave everything to his son.
I have too much money for anything I want but I am trying to spend more and find I can't. I remember when an apple cost 8 cents now I will pay 99lb or maybe 1.29 but if they are 2.99lb I just don't want them not that I can't afford them.
I find I have to persuade myself to spend my parents were the same way. Mom couldn't buy lettuce when it was over a dollar but dad said he saw other people buying it and decided if they could he could. I will buy a bunch of gift cards then spend them because it is like stuff is free. I have 250 of Costco cards now so almost anything in Costco is free.
I am starting to gift money to people because I don't need it or want anything. This year I gave a niece 16K, her son 6K and her brother 4K. This helps me think maybe the apples are affordable, when I am gone the heirs will spend it more freely than I do. Giving them now helped niece pay cash for her condo, her son go to college and her brother pay some bills while his wife was just starting to get SSDI.
I could see not fixing up my house when I am too old to care and not caring who got my money when I am gone after watching them not take care of their money or they did and don't need mine.
I have too much money for anything I want but I am trying to spend more and find I can't. I remember when an apple cost 8 cents now I will pay 99lb or maybe 1.29 but if they are 2.99lb I just don't want them not that I can't afford them.
I find I have to persuade myself to spend my parents were the same way. Mom couldn't buy lettuce when it was over a dollar but dad said he saw other people buying it and decided if they could he could. I will buy a bunch of gift cards then spend them because it is like stuff is free. I have 250 of Costco cards now so almost anything in Costco is free.
I am starting to gift money to people because I don't need it or want anything. This year I gave a niece 16K, her son 6K and her brother 4K. This helps me think maybe the apples are affordable, when I am gone the heirs will spend it more freely than I do. Giving them now helped niece pay cash for her condo, her son go to college and her brother pay some bills while his wife was just starting to get SSDI.
I could see not fixing up my house when I am too old to care and not caring who got my money when I am gone after watching them not take care of their money or they did and don't need mine.