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I started adult life furious at my parents for holding out on $114,000 inheritance

I started adult life furious at my parents for holding out on $114,000 inheritance

“How can I get ahead when people get inheritance to jump-start their life while I graduate university with empty hands?” I used to ask my parents, resentfully.
How father secures retirement by lending $57,000 to sons at 1% monthly interest

How father secures retirement by lending $57,000 to sons at 1% monthly interest

Mother and sisters kicked me out of house I inherited from grandfather

Mother and sisters kicked me out of house I inherited from grandfather

My brother turned on me after my inherited land sale brought unexpected profit

My brother turned on me after my inherited land sale brought unexpected profit

After I sold the piece of land I inherited from my parents, my brother, who had earlier refused to buy it, grew angry when he found out our cousin resold it for a large profit.
October 30, 2025 | 03:42 pm PT
Why I won’t let my children inherit nearly $950,000 early

Why I won’t let my children inherit nearly $950,000 early

Parents can give no greater gift than education, which brings far more lasting value than any early inheritance, even one worth VND 25 billion (about US$950,000).
October 21, 2025 | 03:17 pm PT
75-year-old woman leaves land inheritance to daughter-in-law instead of son

75-year-old woman leaves land inheritance to daughter-in-law instead of son

My aunt in the countryside, now 75 years old, passed down family land to her youngest son’s wife instead of him.
October 14, 2025 | 03:03 pm PT
Three sisters refuse inheritance, let brother keep parents’ $190,000 land lot

Three sisters refuse inheritance, let brother keep parents’ $190,000 land lot

My three sisters, who are all farmers in the countryside, insisted that our parents’ VND5 billion (US$190,000) plot of land belong to me alone because I am the only son.
October 9, 2025 | 03:33 pm PT
Parents turn daughter away, fearing she will demand inheritance

Parents turn daughter away, fearing she will demand inheritance

Every time I visit my parents’ house, they would scold and try to drive me, their daughter, away for fears that I would one day demand a share of their assets.
October 7, 2025 | 03:54 pm PT
How we 4 siblings thrive even after inheritance went entirely to one brother

How we 4 siblings thrive even after inheritance went entirely to one brother

A year after our father passed, our mother called us together and announced that all the family land would go to our second brother, her oldest son.
October 6, 2025 | 03:16 am PT
How inheritance impatience is driving elder financial abuse in Australia as cost of living rises

How inheritance impatience is driving elder financial abuse in Australia as cost of living rises

As living costs grow in Australia, growing impatience among younger generations for early access to inheritance is fueling a rise in elder financial abuse.
October 6, 2025 | 12:47 am PT
80-year-old woman lives in anxiety after letting sister’s children inherit house

80-year-old woman lives in anxiety after letting sister’s children inherit house

Each time a stranger comes by to measure or inspect the house, the elderly woman grows uneasy, fearing that her grandchild has put the property up for sale.
October 3, 2025 | 01:42 am PT
Early inheritance for children leaves man nearing 70 scraping by in rented home

Early inheritance for children leaves man nearing 70 scraping by in rented home

When I gave my children early inheritance, I naively thought I could help them build a stable life and that they would take care of me in return.
October 1, 2025 | 02:15 am PT
Nine siblings stuck with 5,200 square meters of inherited land as only one holds ownership

Nine siblings stuck with 5,200 square meters of inherited land as only one holds ownership

My grandmother left verbal instructions to divide her 5,200 square meters of land among her nine children, but entrusted just one to hold the title deed on behalf of the rest.
September 28, 2025 | 03:34 pm PT
My three children resent me for refusing to split inheritance at 70

My three children resent me for refusing to split inheritance at 70

My children have been complaining that I hold on to my property and insisted on an early split to help their lives.
August 25, 2025 | 10:36 pm PT
My brother-in-law demands all the assets despite not supporting his parents

My brother-in-law demands all the assets despite not supporting his parents

My husband’s brother has repeatedly suggested that my husband either “give up” or at least give him a larger share of their parents’ property, but no agreement has been reached.
April 3, 2025 | 03:03 pm PT
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