They grouse about us boomers collecting things like kitsch (maybe not Hummel figurines) because “that stuff’s worthless, I’ll just throw it out, they’re squandering my inheritance!”
The little monsters ...
Well, I’m a boomer myself and I grouse at my wife for buying useless kitsch. “Oh, that’s so cute!” “What do we need it for?” Has nothing to do with anyone’s inheritance, it’s all about cluttering up the place.
Of course, things like tools, guns, etc. are different. Those are likely to be useful even if I don’t need them this very moment.
On one hand, a certain amount of sympathy but on the other, you raise him.