Dike Muff wrote:My 69 year old Father was running my mother and his finances into the ground until I stepped in. His utter refusal to embrace technology and change meant that they were haemorrhageing literally hundreds of pounds every quarter with Utility Bills, Insurances etc. He still believed in the idea that, if you stayed loyal to a Company/Provider, you’d get a better deal. He was paying about £450 a year on White Goods insurance, FFS! He could’ve bought a new washer and dryer every year for that!
Age and ‘experience’ are not all they’re cracked up to be.
Almost identical to my experience.
I got "Power of Attorney" for my "working class" dad, (fast approaching 90), about 3 years ago.
I almost immediately cut his bills significantly, and made every aspect of his life more efficient and cost-effective. Despite this he won't consider a mobile phone and refuses to understand that using computers / technology etc. can have any positive impact on our lives.
He wasn't old enough to serve in WW2, but is still "fighting the Germans", and has a politically incorrect attitude towards people with different coloured faces. Despite this I will be taking him to vote at the local elections, where his vote will no doubt reflect his views, and should we have a "People's Vote" it will not be possible to convince him that voting "leave" may not be advantageous to his children and grandchildren, despite many representations having been made to him by them over the past couple of years.