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DH has just revealed that he has nothing to show from 30k inheritance

293 replies

Booboomylove · 30/04/2026 22:46

My DH and I have been together for 5.5 years and married for just over 6 months. We both own our homes and he moved in with me after a year together. His house is currently rented out. I like to think that I’m quite good with money eg getting the best mortgage rate etc, however he has ‘owned’ his home since 2006 and only ever had an interest only mortgage, on a variable rate which has sky rocketed over the last few years. The house is now rented out which at least covers the mortgage and we are going to cut losses and sell.
Last night we were talking about inheritance as a blended family and he said he thought it would go 3 ways between his adult DS, my teenage DD and his DS’s son (age 8). I said no that’s not right, your grandson will get his inheritance via your son, I didn’t get anything directly from my grandparents, did you? DH said yes 15 years ago I got 30k from my Nan!
We have been together 5+ years and I didn’t know this, also we have always discussed how skint we’ve been in the past and it’s like a shared experience that we are respectful of.

Anyway, he is refusing to tell me what happened to the 30k, he says it’s none of my business whereas I think it is something I ought to know about him as his wife eg is he an absolute idiot with money? He’s gone to bed in a mood.

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catlovingdoctor · 30/04/2026 22:47

Well he got the money 10 years before you got together! I spent a similar amount over the course of two years on lots of nice holidays and other things which made me happy. It's not a huge sum in the scheme of things.

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 22:48

10 years prior to you even meeting?
Nope, not your business

Besidemyselfwithworry · 30/04/2026 22:49

You can’t be angry about him spending inheritance 10’years before you met that is insane and it was his to do as he chooses!

Genevieva · 30/04/2026 22:50

You clearly need to write a will because otherwise everything you born will go to your husband if you predecease him and your child could get nothing.

Apprentice26 · 30/04/2026 22:50

The point is he’s got two kids and you’ve got one that you want to leave things too. It doesn’t get split 50-50.

Morepositivemum · 30/04/2026 22:51

A car, the house, holidays? Life? As someone said, it was 10 years!

StandOutSpace · 30/04/2026 22:51

What? I dont see what its got to do with you? He had the money before he met you and what SHOULD he have to show for it? Maybe he just enjoyed himself fot a couple of years?

Changingplace · 30/04/2026 22:53

Really weird you’re mad about something that happened ten years before you even knew him, I agree with him, it’s none of your business what he spent his own inheritance from his gran on, you’re being ridiculous and owe him an apology.

MigGirl · 30/04/2026 22:55

Apprentice26 · 30/04/2026 22:50

The point is he’s got two kids and you’ve got one that you want to leave things too. It doesn’t get split 50-50.

If you read the post, she says adult son DS and son's own son (aged 8). So his grandchild, he only has one son and she has a DD.

Babyghirl · 30/04/2026 22:56

Apprentice26 · 30/04/2026 22:50

The point is he’s got two kids and you’ve got one that you want to leave things too. It doesn’t get split 50-50.

No hes got 1 kid as well, wants it to be spilt also with his grand child.

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 22:56

Apprentice26 · 30/04/2026 22:50

The point is he’s got two kids and you’ve got one that you want to leave things too. It doesn’t get split 50-50.

They each have 1 kid

Iloveacurry · 30/04/2026 22:56

Personally I wouldn’t be happy that he wants two thirds to go his family and one third to yours. The money he received 10 years before he met you is a non issue.

Beesandhoney123 · 30/04/2026 22:57

Do you think he should have saved it to share with you and leave some to your child? Does he own a crystal ball:)

You can only work with the assets you have as a married couple now. Not fussing about long spent money years before you even met your dh! Y

Presumably you have a will, or your various houses in trust to your child / his to his children.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 30/04/2026 22:57

Far more important than the £30k is his plan to leave 2/3rd of the estate to his dc, and 1/3 to yours.

That’s totally unreasonable and you need a will pdq to protect your son. Your estate needs to go to your son, with provision for your husband to stay in the house.

You’ll need good advice though to make it practicable. Obviously his would be the same, to his DC and DGC.

Apillthatmakesyousayalltherightstuff · 30/04/2026 22:58

I'd be worried it was drugs or gambling. If it was normal stuff like holidays, cars, eating out more etc I'd expect him to have told me that.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 30/04/2026 22:58

He’s 100% correct it’s none of your business. Also it’s totally normal to get inheritance from a grandparent.

Apprentice26 · 30/04/2026 23:00

BudgetBuster · 30/04/2026 22:56

They each have 1 kid

He has two people that he wants to leave it to
She has one

Booboomylove · 30/04/2026 23:01

Thanks all, that was quick! Yes it was a good 10 years before we got together I think. It definitely wasn’t on holidays because he didn’t have a passport, and he has / had a work car. I suppose I’m mostly shocked because that amount of money would have paid such a chunk off his mortgage which is what I would have done!

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Lmnop22 · 30/04/2026 23:01

You can leave your inheritance to anyone you like but I would say that it ought to be 25% his DS, 25% grandson and 50% your DD if it’s to be split three ways.

Sometimes when people are adults and their parents die, the money will skip a generation if they’re comfortable and go to grandkids

Ohfudgeoff · 30/04/2026 23:02

Iloveacurry · 30/04/2026 22:56

Personally I wouldn’t be happy that he wants two thirds to go his family and one third to yours. The money he received 10 years before he met you is a non issue.

Yep, agree with this.

OP, I can't believe you haven't told DH about those overpriced avo on toast and caramel lattes you bought daily 15yrs ago and yet have nothing to show for it now.

Ohfudgeoff · 30/04/2026 23:03

Lmnop22 · 30/04/2026 23:01

You can leave your inheritance to anyone you like but I would say that it ought to be 25% his DS, 25% grandson and 50% your DD if it’s to be split three ways.

Sometimes when people are adults and their parents die, the money will skip a generation if they’re comfortable and go to grandkids

This is fair.

TeaPot496 · 30/04/2026 23:04

But you already know he is an idiot with money, don't you? I assume there is no equity in his (the bank's) house?

I have to say I find financial incontinence very unattractive.

Dishwashersforever · 30/04/2026 23:08

I voted yanbu by accident. Yabu. His money inherited years before he met you. You can’t control his past ( nor should you his present ) he’s right it’s none of your business

trumpIsDEMENTED · 30/04/2026 23:11

It does sound as if your approaches to matters financial are not aligned OP. I dont think you should be subsidising his children

Booboomylove · 30/04/2026 23:12

Ohfudgeoff · 30/04/2026 23:02

Yep, agree with this.

OP, I can't believe you haven't told DH about those overpriced avo on toast and caramel lattes you bought daily 15yrs ago and yet have nothing to show for it now.

Haha I’m so stingy following the times I’ve been skint there aren’t any spendy things I need to confess!

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