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Originally Posted by pylon
My folks piss me off because they planned incredibly well, and have enough money for a couple lifetimes, but still live with the attitude they need to be cheap asses and squirrel it away. "Dad, it's another 5 grand to get the fully loaded truck you really want, and you could comfortably by 50 of them. Just indulge, you are 74 for gods sake." "Nope, I'll settle for the one with the bench seat, and rubber floor."
I stand to inherit a very large estate one day, but I wish all they would leave me with, is nothing more than a couple funeral bills when they finally go. They got dealt such an unfair hand, when they had to raise my deceased sisters kids right when they were gonna retire in their mid-fifties, I wish they would live like royalty for the time they have left. But they just won't do it. They are too use to be uber-responsible with their money, and can't break the old habits.
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Being from the same generation, I can sympathize with your parents, who were probably heavily influenced by what their parents had to go through, and what they also experienced along the way to becoming affluent. They also may be anxious to ensure that those who follow them are well protected financially, including their children and grandchildren. I would say that in most cases an inheritance represents a lot of hard work and self denial, and should be put to good use in honour of the parents' memory.