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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My grandparents gave me 10k to put down on our first home. This was in 2000 and both died by 2003 but they were absolutely joyful to see the house we bought! I just inherited a modest amount after my dad died. It went back into our house for some renovations. My mom still gives us thousands yearly but DH and I can’t ever mention this to my ILs. ILs are like OP and anti supporting adult children. T[b]ruth is, any money we receive from my mom is put to practical use and I ran like a new oven or w/d or a new front door[/b].[/quote] I have zero problem with this. But if you take a vacation every year, the bolded is just wrong. If you need a new oven, or a new front door, you'd find the money to pay for it elsewhere - likely by deferring or downgrading your vacation. So call it what it is - your mother is subsidizing your vacation. This is what people mean when they say money is fungible. [/quote]
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