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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 paid for 2 years of my state school and half of my modest wedding when I was young and had nothing. No down payment help when we bought a home or annual gifts (hahaha). We were very broke once and they loaned us some money, which we paid back in full.

They give me $100 on my birthday.

They grew up poor to working class and will inherit nothing but debt when their mothers pass away. They pay for their mothers' expenses now. I believe they have substantial savings but I have never thought about how much and I hope it's enough for them to live comfortably for a long time without having to worry. I feel grateful that *I* won't have to pay those expenses for them like they do for their parents. That's about the extent of my consideration, though I admit that our HHI is very modest and we won't be able to save a ton for DC's college-- and I suspect/hope they have put a little away for her. But I don't depend on it and I don't really consider it in our plans-- we are just trying to earn/save more. It would be nice, and I think there's a significant chance they have actually considered it (my dad was a financial planner) but I'm not depending on ANYTHING from them.[/quote]

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