If your mum had a £100k inheritance, would you expect her to give you some?

My granddad died recently and my mum inherited his "fortune" 50/50 with her brother.

She now has well over 100k and maybe hundreds of thousands.

I am unemployed, and struggling for money, but I don't get any?

I want to go back to uni = £40k
I want to do a round the world trip = £20k

Yet it will stay in her bank account and rot because she is too boring to do anything with it. She doesn't even need to work anymore, yet hasn't given up her job yet. :rolleyes:

Am I being deluded or is she just nasty?

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Reply 1

CatnipGlows

Maybe she's keeping it in the account to gain interest so she's got more inheritance to give to you, when she passes?

Reply 2

donutaud15

You are being deluded. £100k is not a lot of money. At the most it's about 5-6 years worth of money so she would definitely need to work.

Also it's not your money and what she does with it is quite frankly none of your business.

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Reply 3

Lyrical Prodigy

So in total, you want your mum to give you £60k leaving her with £40k? I do agree that she should give you a bit of it but remember, it's hers. She's obliged to do what she wants with it :smile:

Reply 4

Alfissti

Her money, her choice what she does with it.

Reply 5

meenu89

Original post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Am I being deluded or is she just nasty?

Her money, her choice. Simple.

Reply 6

ArabianPhoenix

Are you stupid? "Given up her job" wtf do you expect 100K to last forever!

Oh and good on you for insulting your mother on a public forum, you stupid ****

Reply 7

Genocidal

Must be a troll.

Stop being a selfish **** and make your own way in the world. It's her money not yours. You're essentially demanding some of her inheritance. Whether she gives you anything is up to her. If I knew I had such a selfish child I wouldn't give you a penny. You're entirely undeserving.

Reply 8

karmacrunch

Original post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

I am unemployed, and struggling for money, but I don't get any?

I want to go back to uni = £40k
I want to do a round the world trip = £20k

She doesn't even need to work anymore, yet hasn't given up her job yet. :rolleyes:

You are delusional. :lolwut:

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Reply 9

fluffylittlecat

Why would she pay out £40k for uni when you can get a student loan?

Reply 10

BWV1007

It sounds like you're trying to blame your mother for your own failures (if you have any).

Reply 11

PecurringRattern

Original post by Genocidal

Must be a troll.

Seriously? IKB is the best troll here.

Reply 12

minimarshmallow

I'd expect that we'd be shopping in Waitrose instead of Aldi, and that I'd get that new bookshelf I've been asking for for years, and maybe an invite on a family holiday, but I certainly wouldn't expect her to give me the majority of her cash.

Reply 13

indigobluesss

Wtf,

Go get a job and earn your own money

Or wait until your mother's demise

Reply 14

beyknowles

I am familiar with the nature of the thread (troll) but I want to reply anyway.

As aforementioned, £100,000 is not as much money as you would think. With the average salary being around £25,000, that money would be enough to last 4 years without work, and she would be living as though she had just an average salary.

Something which I think about none too infrequently lately is how obsessed people are with money. Money is a secondary reinforcer with which people seem to associate happiness. I think it is so over-anticipated, the idea of earning a lot of money leading to inevitable joy and fulfillment, that it takes over people's lives and some people actually miss out on enjoyment as they're busy awaiting future success. It's quite ironic.

If you were to die tomorrow, would you rather die rich or happy? It's a shame how people's goals have changed over the years!

TLDR; She will soon be dead and then you can inherit that money for yourself so just be patient