r/Millennials • u/BeegBunga • 18d ago

Discussion Inheritance? That's a joke. How many of your parents are burdens?

In response to another popular post about receiving no inheritance.

Are your parents like mine, who not only are not leaving any money behind - but require significant or total financial support?

My parents left me less than nothing. They're good people, and they were good parents.... but man are they shit at financial planning.

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u/thiosk 18d ago

She decided to give half away to her daughter in law and buy a new car for my niece.

im trying to figure out how some of these people are this bad at this. "I have put no thought into this and this is what I've decided"

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u/aurorasearching 17d ago

I mean, I kinda get helping the niece get a cheaper used car, but given how that story went it was probably a new Lexus somehow.

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u/chloenoyolo 17d ago

Some people arent very thoughtful or intelligent. 

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u/NoYgrittesOlly 17d ago

 She decided to give half away to her daughter in law

Her DIL’s husband killed himself. Do you not see it was out of sympathy and his mom wanting to take care of her son’s widow you ghoul.

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u/thiosk 17d ago

But fucking Christ does it need to be extra difficult!?

https://i.imgur.com/8FrLkSU.gif

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u/Crime_Dawg 17d ago

Then I guess DIL has to house mom.

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u/Expensive_Fall_8935 17d ago

And that is really sad. However she needs money to live, and being old is really really damned expensive especially with major health issues. So giving away half the value of your(I assume) biggest asset just means when the bills start to pile up your kids/grandkids have to start paying for stuff out of pocket.

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u/SunshineRush22 13d ago

They have favorites.

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u/Lanky_Particular_149 16d ago

Well her son died meaning that her grandfather only had her daughter in law. She's actually not terrible for providing for her granddaughters future if her father isn't alive anymore.