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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They'll be dead soon.[/quote]

not nearly as soon as you think ...

and if my kid(s) were the kind of snivelling snotty little shits that folks like you appear to be, I'd be sure that none of the considerable amount we've saved/earned in years of hard work get passed down to you.

So by being rude, angry, entitled, etc., some of you will talk yourselves into a more limited and uncomfortable life than you might have by alienating some of the source of possible financial relief, in lesser or greater amounts, as inter-generational wealth transfer happens --- or doesn't. :roll: [/quote]

Typical Boomer tactic: trying to control kids with money.  I am a Gen Xer who paid for my college education, wedding, and house.  If I can't afford it I don't own it and I like it that way.  I already know I won't inherit a cent from my parents when they pass.  But I will always be grateful to them for raising me to be financially, spiritually, and emotionally independent.  So when I call them or write them or visit them it's because I -- [i]gasp![/i] -- actually love them, not because I am appeasing them in hopes of financial gain.[/quote]

No.  WRONG.

Not "control kids with money."  Rather, observe, assess and act upon behavior towards others and choose not to reward bad behavior.

Act like an asshole?  Don't expect a gold star, a pat on the back, and a raise in your allowance.  Or a big inheritance.

There is a gulf miles wide between "appeasing" your parents in hopes of financial gain vs. not acting like a self-centered, entitled asshole.

The apparent inability to see the difference is evidence of the lack of critical thinking and analytical skills among certain people that's been mentioned during this thread.

Your logic here = massive fail.[/quote]

No, sir; my logic remains flawless.  Your argument rests upon the shaky premise that adults can be "rewarded" with large inheritances.  Your responses to behavior that you have observed and assessed are rooted in your flawed belief that the prospect of financial gain will motivate children.  It is a massive failure of logic to merely assume that money is used by other parents in the same manner that you have chosen to use it to motivate your children.  [/quote]

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