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How to balance charitable giving with family expectations of inheritance

I want to donate most of my money to charity when I die but my daughter keeps making comments about how she was counting on that inheritance to buy a house and now I feel guilty for wanting to help strangers instead of family.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire to create meaning beyond our family circle collides with our children's practical needs and their sense of entitlement to our life's work.

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