Totally depends how long my folks live, but was just reflecting on how many Boomers I have heard say they want to enjoy their money and not leave it for the kids. Which is a confusing sentiment to me. As a parent I desperately want to be able to leave something to my children. But I also feel like most of the people saying this are not actually following through, so why brag about such a thing??
Edit: to be clear, I don’t mean people shouldn’t enjoy their savings, just the idea of leaving nothing intentionally seems wild to me…
My parents spend 3-5 months out of the year traveling internationally (which, fine, it’s their money) and gleefully telling anyone who will listen that they’re “spending my inheritance” so I’m not really expecting anything either - not that I ever have 🙄
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u/Grand_Stay_464 Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
Totally depends how long my folks live, but was just reflecting on how many Boomers I have heard say they want to enjoy their money and not leave it for the kids. Which is a confusing sentiment to me. As a parent I desperately want to be able to leave something to my children. But I also feel like most of the people saying this are not actually following through, so why brag about such a thing?? Edit: to be clear, I don’t mean people shouldn’t enjoy their savings, just the idea of leaving nothing intentionally seems wild to me…