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June 23rd, 2015 at 11:55 pm

So I just got off the phone with NE. He got a call from his sister letting him know that their aunt had died.

This wasn't really unexpected because she'd been suffering from Alzheimer's for awhile, and not in the greatest health.

What WAS unexpected was how long ago she had died.

ONE MONTH ago!

NE's sister was contacted by the aunt's son to let her know that the aunt had left her some money in the will. Otherwise who knows when she would have been told about the aunt's death.

Apparently the son got all hissy fitty with her because she hadn't come down to take care of the aunt last summer.

Oy vey.

NE is going to have to call this guy because he also was left something in the will. If it is the same or similar amount as what his sister was left, it'll be enough to pay off his surgery debt and have some left over. That would be a huge weight off his (proverbial) shoulders.

I just hope this guy doesn't try to berate NE for not coming down there .. NE would not let that fly. (He hadn't been asked to do so in the first place.)

Just wow. I'd feel so awful finding out a month AFTER a relative died. No chance to go to the funeral (if there was one?) etc.

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I cashed in for my second $25 PayPal from Swagbucks today.

I went to the gym yesterday after work. Barely found a parking space - guess they have some kind of swim meet at the outside pool?? When I was leaving I picked up keys off the key board .. walked all the way out to my car ... and realized I'd gotten the wrong keys!! So trudged back and exchanged. Ooops. Don't think anyone missed them ...

Five weeks from now and I'll have been at bus company for 1 year! And I still have people coming by the window sometimes asking where the "other older lady" is. Smile (she retired)

Spending: Monday - None (other than buying Fitbit stock)

Tuesday - None

6 Responses to “Wow!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    So sad that he didn't know or have opportunity to attend the funeral if interested. It's good the executor is doing their job and getting inheritances to the right people.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Yes, it is sad. I don't think he would have gone, but it would've been good for him to at least had the chance to choose.

  3. Petunia 100 Says:
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    Oh, how thoughtless that neither NE nor his sister were notified of her death sooner. Was there a funeral? Perhaps they intend to have a memorial service at a later date?

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Yeah, I thought it was pretty thoughtless too. NE was calling me from work, so we didn't have long to talk.

  5. CB in the City Says:
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    My guess is they didn't have a funeral -- they would have let family know because they would have wanted a decent attendance. But not letting him know at all -- families can be nuts, right?

  6. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    CB - I think you're probably right, that there was no funeral. Yep, families can be nuts.

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