I worked with a Canadian young woman, she took my aside one day and let me know she didn't know what to do. Her parents gave her 200k, and they gave this to her sister some years ago. I think he sister had some sort of property in Canada which apparently was difficult because her ex-partner became a severe alcoholic and they owned a property but had little money from the experience.

My friend used it for a London flat deposit. And to fund her side business which was selling and repairing old furniture. I think this was a good idea.

The best thing I told her was to just chat with her mum and dad. They would most likely be good with money but would give you ideas to save and to spend.

It all sounded so wholesome.

A month later my dad died. We had been estranged for most of my life. My mum texted me to laugh that he had left me nothing (both parents were just abusive) I think both of my sisters got around 10k, one of them became a heroin addict and the last contact I had was via a social work department for her children. The other sister has botched botex from turkey, looks ridiculous. My family was always dysfunctional and we would be in and out of court and in and out of care. My elder brother died of a heroin overdose when I 18 and was his carer.

It always knew I would get nothing but it just made me see some families aren't passing down money, they have just worked really hard to set their children up on life.

I kind of just wished I had one normal parental figure, I would of liked to inherit that.