• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    5 hours ago

    The final fuck you is when they reverse mortgage the house and blow through their entire net worth, maybe leaving enough to cover the retirement home, before kicking the bucket and leaving their kids with fuck all.

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      14 minutes ago

      So, I totally understand the mindset you’re coming from. But if they built their fortune through years of labor, are they not entitled to spend or give it as they see fit?

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      3 hours ago

      My Silent Gen parents packed the entirety of their priceless antiquarian book collection, and spent a bundle sending it to their book dealer friends in the UK. All to keep their “ungrateful children” from getting it.