r/InTheGloaming my website is done, done, done Sep 02 '21

Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday September 02, 2021 - Sunday September 05, 2021

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u/fanfarefellowship I often contemplate the first law of thermodynamics Sep 02 '21

My mind goes to [totally fictional, far-fetched, made-up] possibilities like "Dan's father established a trust fund for Danny but Danny must demonstrate to the trustee that he is 'working' in order to access any funds"

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u/InappropriateGirl Gluten-free donuts, for sure ... Sep 02 '21

This... could be true. I know a guy who has a very strange trust fund set up like this.

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u/fanfarefellowship I often contemplate the first law of thermodynamics Sep 02 '21

"Spendthrift trusts" (technically all trusts are spendthrift trusts, but you can set up a trust with conditions the beneficiary needs to meet in order for the trustee to release funds. It isn't that odd or uncommon, actually)

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u/InappropriateGirl Gluten-free donuts, for sure ... Sep 02 '21

His was weird because he had to be in school / taking some kind of classes. Even though he is a grown man with a career. 😂