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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Equally, duh. OP you said yourself that kid 2 is “not as driven”, how is that at all caused by differences in luck?

Also think about it this way: if you give the less driven and responsible kid more money, he’s way more likely to squander it vs kid 1.

This is the dynamic in my family as well. Every generation has that sibling who can’t get it together and makes dumb life choices. In every situation that I’ve observed, when this type of person receives money from an inheritance, they blow it all on dumb s***, while the more successful siblings actually invest it to preserve the familial wealth (or at least spend it responsibly).

If anything, I would give LESS to the sibling who demonstrated they can’t generate their own wealth. They won’t be able to handle it. [/quote]

What does this mean?  If one kid works hard but at a low-paying career or SAHP, are they not driven and not as worthy?  You are horrible.  And, greedy.  You treat your kids the same.

I don't work.  I am very responsible with our money.  My parents only help my sibling.  We have equal HHI but we have a child and they don't.  They do nothing for our child.  So, its not going to future generations....who knows where it will go.  We are fine but there is no "family" anymore as there is a huge split with the greedy sibling and us.  My parents even expect us to pay for their meals out as well as their partners and kids (we went out with the partner and his grandkids - all adults and we got stuck with the bill).  Never again.

Its funny as they say we'll blow it when we've never done anything and made better decisions, like buying a house/paying it off quickly vs. renting.[/quote]

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