By 35 is it normal to have inherited money?

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It’s never been something I’ve ever received or expected as I have a very small family and no grandparents but all around me family members (non blood related) and friends are inheriting money from relatives (not parents).

Is this typical of most mid 30’s person?

My DH inherited £10k from a distant aunt I had never even heard him mention or ever met.

Sometimes when we discuss future plans he talks about moving to a certain area. An area that to me we could never afford to live in without something drastic happening to our finances.
His response is always that you never know and it’s almost like because he has a much larger family he just knows that some day he will inherit money where as that’s never been anything I have considered

Dp is early 50s and has lost both parents, but no inheritance

I come from quite a wealthy background, but I am 46 and no sign of any significant inheritance any time soon. I had token amounts from grandparents many years ago and parents have helped out with similar smaller sums over the years, but they are still alive and kicking. They are also extremely old fashioned, so I anticipate them leaving everything to my older brother, as I was meant to marry my fortune .

DH, on the other hand, despite coming from a theoretically much worse off background, has inherited quite a substantial sum, as his GF left him a half share of his house.

No. DH hasn’t had a penny yet anyway!

DH and I are in our early 30s.

I've inherited £3000 from my grandma, we were very close. She actually left the money to my dad but he passed it straight on to my brothers and I who were in our mid 20s.

DH was sole beneficiary of his parents' estate aged 19. It was enough to buy a modest house. His parents were 50 when they died but had already inherited from their own parents in their 20s and 30s. DH is hoping our DC haven't inherited by the time they're 35 - it has been lonely for him with no surviving family other than us.

Should have said that I don’t mind not inheriting. We genuinely did get to where we are (mortgage free, comfortable) with no financial input from anyone. No lump sums from parents either. My parents were VERY well off but not generous either with cash or affection.

I know a lot of people who have inherited in their 50s and retired or cut their work hours drastically. I will be working till 67 at least.

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I’m early 50’s and haven’t inherited anything. DH is early 60’s and might possibly inherent something when his elderly father passes although it may all go to the youngest sibling - similar age to me- as she’s never moved out.

My DH inherited £5K from his gran when he was about 22. I inherited £15K from my Grandad when I was 30. He split his whole estate between all of his 10 grandchildren. He felt that they needed it more than their parents, his own children. But there were also issues with 2 of his children being estranged from their own children and his perception that they had failed those beloved grandchildren of his in many respects.

Not in my family it isn't!