<prompt> Human: My previous post got a lot of attention, so now that I know a little more about my situation I figured Id update everyone and see if people had any other advice.My initial calculations were incorrect some accounts ended up being duplicates, some CDs had been cashed, etc., but from what I can tell, the total will still be significant. After the house is sold Im assuming about a 20 decrease from the 2004 purchase price I believe I should see somewhere between 1.3 million and 1.5 million before taxes.I should first point out that, other than my lawyer, I have told no one about the financial situation. Some close family is aware that the house has no mortgage, and they can assume how much its worth, they have no idea of the rest. The fact that I received about 10 PMs from people asking for money is a good indication that I should tell no one about this.Ive also been doing some research on fee-based financial advisors and plan to see if I can have a free initial consultation with a few of them to see who is the best fit for me since I assume I will have to deal with this person on a regular basis for quite some time hopefully. I also will begin looking into an accountant, though Im not sure how necessary that is at this point advice on this is welcomed.Since no one knows my situation, I have made promises to no one. However, before the end of the year, I plan to take advantage of the 13,000 gift-tax exemption for a few close family members as I noted in my previous post, if I had not been around, the estate would have been left to these people, so I feel this is the right thing to do.I plan on making no big purchases or decisions other than some potential investing based on suggestions from my financial advisor for about a year. Of the total inheritance, so far I have placed about 2 into a checking account that I will use to pay for costs that have accrued with the funeral and which will be used to pay bills related to the estate.The only big purchase that I will make is a car. I already had a car and now was left another in the will. Both cars are less than 5 years old, but I have no need for two of them. My plan is to potentially trade-in both for a new vehicle that handles well in winter weather. I expect that I probably wont need to spend any money toward a new vehicle when combining both existing cars.Thats about all I can think of now, but if anyone has any additional advice or questions, respond away.Assistant: Who the fuck would send a PM to a random for money?Human: Yea, I dont know. Some people asked me to invest in some business they wanted to start, others asked to help with student loans. I honestly didnt even read most of them.  <response>: Guess its better that you saw that little snapshot of peoples leech like qualities in an environment like that than elsewhere. 