<prompt> Human: Hi all,Im 26 and my granddad former NASA engineer set aside money for my grammas care. Any remaining funds are to go to my mother, sister, and I once certain criteria are met Gramma must be dead, and we must each be over 30. I was hoping my Gramma would hold out, but shes starting to deteriorate, and we dont believe shell live another 4 years :As such, I want to be responsible with my sudden wealth. I know things like: dont touch the money for a year, dont loan to friends, etc. What Im looking for are resources for responsible investing, personal finance, and general advice. I have no plans to touch it for a while. Ill be in grad school from 2013-2017 hopefully, so I expect to be living a very modest lifestyle in that time period. I would like advice on how to make this money last through death so that a little can be passed on to any children I may have. Current estimates of the wealth are at 750K for each grandchild, 1.5 mil for my mom he saved every other paycheck, never have I known a man so fiscally minded. Ill have a pretty decent earning potential myself, and I dont want to live lavishly. I do want to retire at a reasonable age if possible though like 65-68. Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: Ill let you in on a little secret that will save you 750,000: 750,000 isnt that much money. Youre 26, dont change your lifestyle at all. Invest some money in speaking to a great financial planner, and put the rest of that money away for retirement or for a rainy day. While 750,000 seems like a large amount of money, it really wouldnt go very far if you started chipping away at it by purchasing things you think you need. 