[RichardG]

my gran left me and my sister £4500 each which i thought was so kind of her

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by RichardG

my gran left me and my sister £4500 each which i thought was so kind of her

Gosh that's sweet of her I imagine it helped towards your university fees?

[Tinsel Toes]

Originally Posted by RichardG

my gran left me and my sister £4500 each which i thought was so kind of her

It was a friend of mine inherited £25,000 from her father in Feb 2017 she is now skint ! she wasted most of it , i thought it was so disrespectful to squander what was meant to last her years.

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by hijaxers

It was a friend of mine inherited £25,000 from her father in Feb 2017 she is now skint ! she wasted most of it , i thought it was so disrespectful to squander what was meant to last her years.

I think the only things I would use inheritance for are uni fees (I don't know if it's for me just yet, but that's largely due to the cost, so to have a helping hand would do me a great deal), buying/renting a place to live or getting a car. Any leftover from one of the purchases (if I was fortunate enough to get a large sum which I doubt anyway) would go straight to savings.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Can't say I've ever asked as it seems a bit awkward lol, I did once stumble across my parents will but I put it straight back before I'd read any of it. I'm also lucky to have not had any close relatives die

[user104658]

Me and my sister inherited around £25,000 each when my mum died... I'm sad to say it didn't actually last very long.

Originally Posted by hijaxers

It was a friend of mine inherited £25,000 from her father in Feb 2017 she is now skint ! she wasted most of it, I thought it was so disrespectful to squander what was meant to last her years.

I do regret how quickly we went through the money we were left... but it's a strange situation really if parents die while you're (relatively) young (I was 28). It seemed to just evaporate. Though being fair, a large chunk of it went on learning to drive and buying a car, which was a huge stepping stone and has COMPLETELY changed our lives in almost every way including financially and is still doing so, so not all to waste.

My real great shame / regret is that £9k of it was spent on paying off debts and we were "debt free" other than student loans... which felt absolutely amazing... but 2 years down the line I was back to nearly -£7500. Really, really stupid and regrettable.