<prompt> Human: Hello PF. This is a rather extraordinary situation. Rest assured the first thing I will do is seek professional advice. Im making this post just to get some ideas flowing because I have very little knowledge of finances in general. Its a sensitive situation so I cannot give details. All I will assure the kind people of PF is that it is a real offer Im not about to gamble a ton or engage in a pyramid scheme or something. And it is base salary, not an estimation of bonuses or whatever. It may not go through, and thats fine too. I wont spend any money that I dont have.My current situation is: - 24 years old - No debt - Single - College degree - No savings - 2 months emergency money - No retirement plan Im employed and live very happily on 35k right now dirt cheap area. I dont have a credit card, I use only debit and cash. I never worry about a single bill or rent, and have a fun social life too. The new location is way more expensive though, and I will need a car dont have one now. Now, I am wondering what the hell I should do with a 120k before tax salary. I have zero idea at all. Its too much for me to wrap my head around. Part of me wanted to reject the offer just because I didnt want that amount of money to change me as a person. But that would be stupid and possibly even selfish. Like I said, I will look for professional advice. But Id like to hear some initial thoughts here. How do I leverage this into safely making good headway into the following things? - Helping my parents with retirement. This is important to me because they have nothing. There life is fine now but I dont know what they will do when they get older. I know that they cared for their parents before them just with their salaries. I was planning on doing the same but it seems now I could set forward an actual plan. - Then, for me: - savings? - home ownership? - retirement? - investing? Im not all for big risky ventures but I wouldnt be against safe recommendations So yeah. Im lost. Excited and happy, and hopeful but extremely lost. Im all for DIY and punk rock but I know this is the kind of thing you cant roll your own with.P.S. I would appreciate people not focussing on the veracity of my claims, or the legitimacy of my potential employer. I know how outrageous it all sounds. You will have to trust that I am telling the truth, and trust me to know that I am not being duped or misled. I simply cannot give any further details.  <response>: I mean its really good money but after you pay 30- 40 in taxes its not money that is super life changing or would change you as a person. Start by maxing out retirement plans-that is 23k right there. 