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Siblings changing towards you after purchase

Joeisaware539
Posts: 97 Forumite

Purchased a much bigger house and now we’re finding my brother and my wife’s brother are starting to act differently towards us now.
has anybody else experienced this and why does it happen? We aren’t rubbing it in there faces at all or showy materialistic people. In fact people we know didn’t know our wealth before they come to our house etc.
has anybody else experienced this and why does it happen? We aren’t rubbing it in there faces at all or showy materialistic people. In fact people we know didn’t know our wealth before they come to our house etc.
We work very hard and take many risks to have what we have. We own our own company.
I hope I’ve posted in correct section, if not please kindly locate my post to the rightful area. 

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Have you been skimping on the birthday & Christmas presents?
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People can have big houses and big mortgages !
If the company is doing well do you want to ask your brother or your wife's brother to come and join the company ?
Get on with your life1 -
dj1471 said:Have you been skimping on the birthday & Christmas presents?0
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dj1471 said:Have you been skimping on the birthday & Christmas presents?
I am a Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
dimbo61 said:People can have big houses and big mortgages !
If the company is doing well do you want to ask your brother or your wife's brother to come and join the company ?
Get on with your life0 -
dimbo61 said:People can have big houses and big mortgages !
If the company is doing well do you want to ask your brother or your wife's brother to come and join the company ?
Get on with your life0 -
Probably more for the families board but that’s jealousy for you.1
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Edi81 said:Probably more for the families board but that’s jealousy for you.0
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The OP has got a large house, mortgage free, and having substantial home improvements carried out.
The OP's siblings are struggling to get on the housing ladder.
That is a big difference in outcomes for people with same back-ground and, presumably, similar ages (though age gaps between siblings can be large for various reasons).
Did the OP ever get any financial help towards things that the siblings did not receive?
Or the siblings think they were not treated similarly by the parents? - this is probably more relevant than whether the OP actually received an extra helping hand.
This could be either directly financial contribution for house, or to set up the business?
Or in a less direct and less obvious way, such as support through schooling / education, or practical support so the OP got, say Grandparent's childcare, but siblings paying for private nursery?1 -
Grumpy_chap said:The OP has got a large house, mortgage free, and having substantial home improvements carried out.
The OP's siblings are struggling to get on the housing ladder.
That is a big difference in outcomes for people with same back-ground and, presumably, similar ages (though age gaps between siblings can be large for various reasons).
Did the OP ever get any financial help towards things that the siblings did not receive?
Or the siblings think they were not treated similarly by the parents? - this is probably more relevant than whether the OP actually received an extra helping hand.
This could be either directly financial contribution for house, or to set up the business?
Or in a less direct and less obvious way, such as support through schooling / education, or practical support so the OP got, say Grandparent's childcare, but siblings paying for private nursery?We aren’t special just grafters. In fact I’ve got 0 qualifications. Make up for it in grafting.2
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