She demanded 50% of her friend's 'decent inheritance' because of her difficult childhood. Her friend's reaction sparked a very public feud
The entitled friend suddenly brought up the number of times she paid for the person's coffee, guilting them into thinking that they owe her money
No matter how wealthy a friend is, it doesn’t erase the fact that everyone has financial boundaries. When the privileged friend is used as a bank, it often ruins relationships, leading to long-term grudges, estrangement, and resentment. One person (u/old_wishbone5101) swallowed the red pill when a friend abruptly asked them to share their inheritance. The post, shared on June 24, 2025, has received 24,000 upvotes online.
My friend said I owe her half my Inheritance because her family “Didn’t have that”
by u/Old_Wishbone5101 in EntitledPeople
The entitled demand
The person received a "decent inheritance" after their great-aunt passed away. The wealth was enough for the author to pay off their student loans and also set aside some savings. The other day, they invited their friend, Rachel, over for lunch and informed her about the inheritance. Surprisingly, she went quiet and then responded, "Wow. It must be nice. I bet you’ll help out your friends who weren’t so lucky growing up." The author took it as a joke and laughingly said, “I mean, I’ll probably treat my friends to dinner more often.” Little did they know that their friend had taken her remark quite too seriously. Rachel said, “No, like, actually help. We’ve known each other forever. I think it’d be fair if you split it.”
Rachel then brought up all the times she covered authors' coffee in college and said splitting the inheritance was the universe's way of settling the score. When the author refused, she blocked them on Instagram and lied to the mutual friends that their friend was ghosting her after they got rich.
Sticky situations in friendships
Conflicts often erupt in friendships when finances are involved. In fact, a study from Bread Financial reported that 21% of surveyed adults lost a friendship over money. Similarly, 33% agreed that repeated borrowing without repayment often created problems in friendships. Another survey of 2,000 adults, conducted by NerdWallet, indicated that 3 in 5 Americans (57%) feel jealous of others’ financial situation. Of these, 23% harbor financial envy, particularly for their friends.
'Crazy entitlement'
Meanwhile, reacting to the Reddit story, u/blubbahrubbah commented, "This is why you keep financials to yourself. I don't know why people just have to share stuff like this with friends or family members. It's not their business. For every one person who will be happy for you and never dream of asking or expecting you to share, there are 10 who think you don't deserve it, shouldn't keep it all, should definitely give them some, or think (because you stupidly shared the information) you owe them somehow." Similarly, u/true_falsity reflected, “That always happens with stuff like inheritance, lotteries, and bonuses. People think that you didn’t do anything to earn those, so they are entitled to them. What a joke.”
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