Quote From: queentweenGreed is a terrible thing. The real tragedy of it is, that you "spend" so much of your life being greedy that when you maybe get the money that you wanted, the money is worthless because of the life that you've "spent"
You know those women just wanted to get their hands on Grandmas land so they could split it up and have fake nails put on every week, or go to the hairdressers more often. Which, once the land and money is theirs, they can do with it what they want- but kudos for Gram for holding out on the vultures!!!!!
My Gram was the coolest woman in the world. She has been gone 4 years now and I miss her every damn day, keep her picture on my refrigerator and tell my kids stories involving her. We live in her house. She kept wanting to sign it over to me, my brother and sister wanted me to have it,and I told them that our mother would have a fit if she did. So, she left it in my mothers name. Today, after paying rent to buy for 6 years on the house, (32,400, total) and giving my mother another 30,000 down payment, we are buying the house!!!!!!!!! We will have a 50,000 mortgage on a house which I believe is a mansion of memories, and it was worth every last penny. Jimmy Carter may be the great "peace keeper", but he has a rival in me!!!!!
My Grandma was my girlfriend, she was a tiny little lady so by the time I was maybe 12 I already towered over her! she went to heaven 14 years ago and I still have days when I feel like it just happened. She didn't have anything of "value" to leave me. But I couldn't care less I will always have my memories of her and the LOUD pants suits she wore when she "went to town". She only weighed about 85 ounds but she carried a HUMUNGOUS pocketbook. I loved your post it is nice to know someone else doesn't bow down to the almighty dollar.
