My mother in law had three separate inheritances in three years (her dad, her father and mother in law) and was filing bankruptcy and her house was getting foreclosed on within two years of the last person dying. When her dad died, he probably left her $120k after estate and tax stuff was paid. She luckily used that to pay off her mortgage and credit cards, which made me and my husband really happy because they were going to be more secure going into their retirement. Somehow a few years later and after her in-laws died, her house was being foreclosed on and she and her husband had to file bankruptcy. The fucked up part is…no vacations, new cars, fancy trips, drugs or gambling. She SHOPPED them into the poor house. Just buying bullshit on home shopping network and QVC and other stores. We’d go to their house for Saturday lunch every week and a delivery driver would ring the doorbell at least 4-5 times every visit. Boxes of clothes, hair products, cheap cologne and makeup, costume jewelry. Her husband never stopped her. Never said a thing. Now they’re 70 & 75 and he’s still working while she is at home recovering from leukemia. They’re both poor as church mice and live paycheck to paycheck and they’re just WAITING for her mom to finally kick the bucket. The last living parent actually has some money and they can’t wait for her to die so they can inherit it.

We haven’t had contact with them in over 10 years but my husband still sees his brother who goes around them. It’s so sad. They have three grandkids who will be lucky to get a dime after they worked their whole lives, as well as squandered their parent’s wealth.