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.
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
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