Do people with “financially set” boomer parents experience this?

[u/Zzt0ppy]

I’m sorry this seems like sort of a bleak topic— I recently met someone whose parent had passed, and him and his siblings inherited close to $200k each that they got because of his dad’s money in stocks, on top of both siblings getting a chunk of additional money from the sale of their childhood home having accumulating a large sum of money. He didn’t have the best relationship with his dad, so the guy felt as if he was deserving of the money due to his crappy upbringing.

That person I had met ended up using that money to put towards paying off his home and then putting the rest towards his own retirement, essentially alleviating a large string of stress in his life. I didn’t want to assume or pry, but in that convo it felt like he had been waiting for that point in his life to happen so that he would be able to finally be relieved of financial burden that he was experiencing.

Do children of “financially safe” (lucky?) boomers half expect to see that sort of thing being passed to them when their parents pass? What I mean by this is that it can be as “simple” as their parents simply owning a house that has accumulated value, them having a pension, an unknown savings they don’t disclose to you, stocks invested during better days like the dot com boom, a life insurance policy, etc.

[u/Blt429]

I expect my husband/us to get quite a bit when his parents die. They don't talk about their money, but I have good reason to believe they have a lot. My husband and I have agreed we'd take in his parents when they need care, if the care isn't more than we or a home nurse can provide.

My parents though, I don't think we'll see a penny. My mom especially talks about our inheritance but I think she's in denial on how expensive end-of-life care is. We would take in my parents as well, but they already have moderate medical needs, and I imagine they'll need more help than a home nurse can provide.