<prompt> Human: Im 24, I make 55,000 a year and Im a first year college graduate and I have a general understanding of how to not be an idiot with finances but I want to get the sage advice from you guys since Ive lurked for a couple of years and have seen the results. Ill start with myself: Salary- 55kyr 401k matched at 4 and Im contributing to the full matchStudent Loan Debt- 30k Vehicle Debt - 17k 2.6 Financed Savings- 3000Our Monthly Expenses: Rent- 800Vehicle- 320Insurance -150Health Care- 150 for both my spouse and IUtilities- 250Food- 300Student Loans- 250 I took the 25yr loan just so I wouldnt put strain on myself and I could pay off more than was required if I wanted to. My wife shares these bills with me 6040. I had some debt that Ive paid off credit cards that I used for promotional 0 interest to pay for some wedding things and remaining school stuff, etc..., which I know was not the smartest of ideas but it saved me in a bind for cash. I know the dumb thing to do was to buy a vehicle, especially as expensive as mine is, but the vehicle I had cost about 3000 into repairs before I called it quits. I bought a new vehicle just to completely eradicate the fear of repair costs for a good while. My job is in a high demand industry so I never have to worry about job security, and Im also in an industry where the average age is VERY close to retirement so as long as I work my ass off and come in on Saturdays occasionally, Im a golden pony-boy. My Wife: Salary: 35,000yr Debt: 0 doesnt even own one credit cardBills: Again 6040Savings: 6000She also has a fantastic job that is in high demand and she should make more money by next year which we are both ecstatic about. Im very proud of her and her monster work ethic!!!Heres where it gets interesting. She had a grandfather that left her a very good sized fortune of 100k in 1999. It has since been handled by a cousin who supposedly put it in the hands of a money managerfinancial planner. The will stated that she, the cousin, will handle the money until the grandchildren are ready. It WAS NOT set up in a trust. We have had conversations with this cousin about transferring the money to an adviser that we know from Northwestern Mutual. The Cousin was completely appalled by this more so than was warranted I felt like and we havent spoken about this since. I dont know why the Cousin is being the way that she is but I cant help but feel uncomfortable about it, especially since my Wife has been paying all appropriate taxes on the money since she was 18. What makes me the most suspicious is that she wont even divulge the amount of the inheritance as it stands now. My questions: Should we use some of this money to pay off any of my debts? Should we just hire a lawyer to forcefully get this money? Should we keep entertaining the idea of buying a house?How am I doing? Thank you guys in advance, I have a huge respect for the incredible individuals in this sub and their wise advice!Edit: Northwestern Mutual will be out of the the picture. I will try to convince all the powers at be against that. Thanks for the overwhelming support with that decision! Edit 2: My wife and I will be contacting a lawyer within the week. Thank you guys very much for the advice, Ill try and keep you updated!  <response>: That money is most likely gone. 