<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit!I wrote some music that is now being sold as part of the game Dota2. Its been on sale for a few days and Im expecting to come into a large amount of money soon.Im not used to having that much money at all, mostly just emptying my account each month to pay for rent and student loans. I was wondering if you all had any advice on how to prepare for this windfall I will soon be experiencing. I am intentionally keeping things vague but I could answer some questions if yall have any.EDIT: Hey everyone, thank you for all the advice. Its incredibly helpful and will definitely make things a bit easier in the coming months. As always reddit is the best!  <response>: Congrats OP! I am also a Dota player and I love the soundtrack. Now I have no idea how much you make off of royalties and I have no clue how many people are buying the sound track and Im sure you arent allowed to disclose any of that information but I do know a few workshop artists that have made well over six figures. My advice is that if the money is great enough, take aside enough money for you to live on for 6 months and put it in a bank. After that money is set aside, I would recommend using the rest to pay off your student loans. If you have some more left over after paying off your loans I would recommend investing it. I understand that when you come into a large sum of money suddenly there is a strong urge to make impulse or luxury purchases. Its important that you limit yourself to 1 or maybe 2 of these purchases. Each individual purchase may not seem like much relative to the total amount of money but they add up quit and you can get addicted to buying things on impulse.Anyway, congrats again and use your money wisely! 