Is it wrong to want an inheritance early?

[Anonymous]

How much is your current home worth, OP?

Oh and I work hard too for my $75 a year teaching teenagers with emotional and academic disabilities who are dangers to themselves and others. Stop with the "I work hard" BS in order to justify your entitlement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much is your current home worth, OP?

Oh and I work hard too for my $75 a year teaching teenagers with emotional and academic disabilities who are dangers to themselves and others. Stop with the "I work hard" BS in order to justify your entitlement.

It’s worth around $1m. And $2m won’t get you anything special around here.

[Anonymous]

If she wanted to gift you now, she would. If she has a good tax advisor then she’s being appropriately briefed on how to manage her finances. So while it’s not wrong to want money (we all want things!) it would be wrong to manipulate her.

[Anonymous]

OP's MIL would be well-advised to not eat or drink anything that OP serves, or walk ahead of her DIL going down the stairs.

[Anonymous]

I hope your DH sees you for who you are and walks before you start looking up life insurance policies. Wtf is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Wanting an inheritance early means - you want your parents to die early so that you can get their money.

If your parents have a long life, they will probably need a lot of their money so that they are well looked after in their old age.

[Anonymous]

Darn. I am a teenage immigrant. I took loans to pay for college and grad school. Once my single mom got on her feet, she helped as much as she could. She is doing well now but it would never occur to me to take her money - she worked very hard and she deserves to enjoy it. And I have a 4500 sq foot house - I worked to save for a down payment and took out a mortgage. You have to play the hand you are dealt and play it well, not count other people's money. Your MIL doesn't even have to leave anything to your DH.

[Anonymous]

Do you have an actual job, OP? Or are you a SAHM who schemes about conning cash out of your elderly relatives in between trips to Whole Foods and Equinox?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have an actual job, OP? Or are you a SAHM who schemes about conning cash out of your elderly relatives in between trips to Whole Foods and Equinox?

Did you read the original post? Read it and answer your own questions.

[Anonymous]

Wow op you are horrible.

Where are your parents and where is their money? You sound like a social climber. Your husband really isn't even required to share an inheritance with you.

With your morals I certainly wouldn't commingle my inheritance.

[Anonymous]

We’ve been hoodwinked by a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Wanting an inheritance early means - you want your parents to die early so that you can get their money.

If your parents have a long life, they will probably need a lot of their money so that they are well looked after in their old age.

This is often incorrect: my 86-year-old widowed mother has monthly income of $15K from pensions, RMDs, Soc Sec, etc. that will all stop when she dies. None of us will end up richer if she dies sooner rather than later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow op you are horrible.

Where are your parents and where is their money? You sound like a social climber. Your husband really isn't even required to share an inheritance with you.

With your morals I certainly wouldn't commingle my inheritance.

The inheritance will be split between the siblings, her sibling and various charities.

Oftentimes, gifts are given early to help manage an estate and allow children to enjoy that windfall while the giver is still alive.

I wasn’t thinking of getting the entire amount early; just a gift to help us with a down payment to get a large home. 4,000 square feet is fine. We just need more room.

[Anonymous]

Your MIL could easily need all of it for nursing care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have an actual job, OP? Or are you a SAHM who schemes about conning cash out of your elderly relatives in between trips to Whole Foods and Equinox?

Yes we both have jobs and are projecting $400,000 next year not this year.

Whole Foods yes, Equinox no.