Man renovates building with son and sells it for $240k profit, other family members get upset when he won't share the money with them: 'They didn't help in any way'

A lot of people only want to share their hard-earned money with those who contributed to earning it.

It doesn't matter if they are family or somebody else close to them, they feel like the only ones who are entitled to enjoy these proceeds are themselves. In a lot of ways, it is an understandable point of view to take; when you are the person who put the work in, it can feel insulting that others feel entitled to the rewards, even if they are the people that you love.

Still, it is not always totally far-fetched to hope that you might benefit when a family member makes a significant amount of money. When these kinds of things happen, it is pretty normal for the main beneficiary to want to share the profits with those closest to them. 

The thing is that this is dependent on a lot of very changeable factors, including the amount, the different relationships, and how involved (or not) they were with the whole process. At the end of the day, the decision is totally in the hands of the person whose money it is. No matter what others may plead, they will always have the final say.