<prompt> Human: Hello,As the title states Im about to receive a 25k inheritance. Currently I have zero savings and I make about 45k a year. I live near Toronto Canada. Im hoping to buy a house for around 300k in a year or two. What is the best way to invest that 25k, and if I save 1k a month whats the best way to make it happen? Thanks in advance.  <response>: If youre going to spend it in a couple of years, the best place to put it is a savings account in a bank or in something like a bond ETF. Youll get very small returns, but nothing else will guarantee that youll have that money when you need it. I would suggest you partition part of the money and use it as your brand new emergency fund containing 3-6 months of expenses.If you save 1k a month for that house plus whats left over after your efund creation, then in two years youll probably have enough to put 10 down and cover your closing costs. 