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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious about how many blowhards on here railing against OP have received money as a yearly gift and/or tuition money and/or down payment money as a gift.  OP is just calling it something different.

I agree with PP about asking for a loan vs asking for the early inheritance.[/quote]

My parents and grandparents paid for my college tuition and I am extremely grateful. The difference is that I did not ask them to do it, they decided to do it on their own. I suppose another difference is that they decided to do it when I was still very young and didn't have any money of my own, not when I was an adult pulling in a $400k HHI.

My mother inherited a good amount of money from her parents and I would never ask her for some of it early. I am grateful that my parents will likely be able to support themselves for the rest of their lives, and am also grateful that I have a safety net if something devastating were to happen to me financially. That is the only situation where I could see myself asking for help.

From my husband's side, my MIL needs financial support from her children and it is stressful. Every time I hear someone complain about their inheritance on this board it makes me think about how they should feel lucky that the money didn't need to flow the other way.[/quote]

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