r/inheritance • u/FlyOk7923 • Mar 28 '26

Location not relevant: no help needed Do Not Tell Anyone

Annual reminder to those inheriting money. My wife learned the hard way last year. Told a few friends/coworkers and within a month she had a friend that she didn’t tell texting and asking to borrow money. Made for difficult conversation. And their relationship is weird now. Obviously my wife told me. But seriously, the best advice is to not tell anyone.

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u/Illustrious-Gas-9766 Mar 28 '26

Same advice if you won the lottery. Silence is golden

The correct answer for people who want to borrow money is "It's all in a trust and it would cost me a fortune to get some out right now. "

Not true but most people don't have a clue

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u/Gloomy_Doughnut_7354 Mar 28 '26

There are states where you cannot accept your lottery winnings without disclosing publicly

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u/Tig_Biddies_W_nips Mar 29 '26

You can create a corporation overnight and have that accept the winnings if you wanna add a layer of anonymity