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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe the reason they have that $7 million is that they were frugal and they saved and invested.

They wouldn’t have that much if they had been spending extravagantly all those years- and then you’d be here complaining that you and your spouse would have to be financially responsible for your MIL. [/quote]

Yeah, I'm sure Op would be complaining if her MIL has $5m in an investment account, and the tremendous financial burden that would have caused them.  How dare her ILs spend that $2m on themselves?

Don't be dense, PP - OP isn't wishing that her ILs spent their last nickel, just that they enjoyed themselves a bit more, or made their lives a little easier, with some of that money.  [/quote]

OP Here - exactly, i mean it's pretty hard to spend $100k extra per year when your whole life you never did.
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But a cleaning lady is $5-10k a year.  They shouldn't be cleaning toilets at 75 years old. [/quote]
I’ve been very critical of you OP because of how you described your inlaws. Yes, I agree about as you age, you should spend the money to make your everyday lifestyle easier. I’m thinking after saving and  spending frugally, they would not have known where to begin to hire help. Eighty year old people aren’t actually on the internet searching for trustworthy housekeepers. That’s something her son, your husband, should have helped his parents lean into a long time ago. But it’s never too late for him to start. [/quote]

You don't think we have tried?  What do you do when they keep sending the caretaker home.  And the siblings are paying for it so it's not even the money.

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