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[quote=Anonymous]my college major advisor and friend (now in his 80s) grew up without a lot of money as a child of the Depression and later married a DuPont (to whom he is still married 60 some yrs. later, a very nice person btw)...

in a conversation years ago, the context of which I won't go into here, he said to me half-joking and half-seriously "... never turn down money ...."

We've had a little help from parents to buy our first house and have mostly done the rest for ourselves (both work) for the past 25 yrs.+ but now that one set of parents is dead and my father is gone, the money working its way towards us and to my brother gives us the freedom to have a cushion for future medical needs or emergencies, and other non-frivolous/ non extravagant things we may want to do (a house addition without taking on debt; retiring at 60-62 instead of 67-70, spend more time volunteering, etc.).

We accept it gratefully and graciously and realize how lucky we are and we don't ratchet up our lifestyle like too many people do.

And there's nothing wrong with that IMO.

Envy is a destructive trait that will not help anyone to be a better or more contented person.  I hope the OP can get over it, if it's as much of an issue as it seems to the OP or others who feel the same, some therapy might be in order to help you/them lead more positively-oriented lives.[/quote]

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