On My 18th Birthday, My Parents Told Me My Education Fund Was Gone — I Didn’t Cry, I Took Notes

record-keeping, which was about to become his biggest mistake. Everything was filed in color-coded folders, alphabetically organized in matching filing cabinets.

I found the trust documents in a folder labeled “Estate – Robert Senior.” My grandfather’s name.

The trust had been established in 1998 with an initial deposit of $50,000 per grandchild, invested continue reading …