Everyday Cheapskate: Dad bought a $10,000 engagement ring, then died; can we get it back?
May 26, 2026
Dear Mary: My father, age 85, bought a $10,000 engagement ring for a lady he intended to marry but never did because he became sick and then passed away. Up to the very end, he was certain that they were going to get married. I’m sorry to say my siblings and I were not crazy about the woman, espec
ially the more we got to know her. And, no one can replace or take the place of my mom, who passed away two years before he did. Would it be customary for her to keep the ring? -- Diane ...read more read less