My grandmother left me close to $65K in stocks & bonds after she passed away. I wasn't suppose to receive it until I was 18, but my parents somehow remained Power of Attorney on the account longer. The only thing I got from that $65K was $3600 that went to pay for my MR2. I asked "Uh, where's the rest?" and they said "We used it to pay for your other cars!" Then I responded "But the total cost of my Celica and Integra were 9000"...they just shrugged and avoided the subject.