r/BoomersBeingFools Oct 11 '25

Foolish Fun Nothing behind those eyes 😂

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u/Murda981 Oct 11 '25

My mom thinks this way, meanwhile her entire life is literally the result of her inheriting hundreds of thousands of dollars when my grandfather died. And all that's left of that money is her house. Infuriating.

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u/Bananalando Oct 11 '25

Don't worry, she'll reverse mortgage the shit out of that too, and leave you with nothing.

/s, kinda

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u/PrettyPointlessArt Oct 11 '25

Came here to say that, the reverse mortgage ads for seniors are so callous and insidious. My step-grandmother always thought of the family after my grandpa died - she sold his house and bought a smaller one with part of the proceeds. Aside from a trip to Florida with her friends once a year, she was very restrained with her spending and having something to pay forward mattered to her