I’m in a weird place right now.
When my parents died there wasn’t much. I got personal effects from my dad. We already co-owned the house when my mom died so we got that and some life insurance.
Well now my FIL is gone and he has substantially more.
My husband and I were talking and were still not quite sure how much exactly there is. He has mutual funds, stocks, iras, several small life insurance policies, etc. but in reality we don’t “need” it. We’re surviving on our own. We do know what the house is worth and what he has in the bank and...Like we’re going to be able to put each of the kids through 4 years of college without student loans. Providing they don’t go to Harvard lol.
I don’t know how to feel. Thankful? Relieved? Grateful? Gold diggerish? Kinda feel like we’re benefiting off blood money.
When my mom died it took me a year to move here. I used my insurance proceeds to pay off the small mortgage she had on the house. Then bought myself a killer laptop lol. That was my big splurge. I feel bad spending death money. My sister on the other hand blew through almost 200k in about a year. Cruises, cars, drugs, etc.