<prompt> Human: Hello folks, so to make a long story short, Ive had a pretty terrible year. My father died in the spring, my mother a few months ago, and my grandmother is not doing very well having been diagnosed with a number of health concerns. Her condition is serious enough that weve gone over funeral plans, her will, etc. At the moment it looks like I stand to inherit somewhere between 1.9 and 2.3 million dollars. Theres some property that still needs to be sold and taxes to be paid so thats about the best estimate I have right now. The good news is that the executor of my parents and now my grandmothers estate is a really great guy. Hes some sort of accountant, his wife is a lawyer, so pretty much the perfect people youd want in a situation such as this. Theyve already put me in touch with a financial planner they both use and recommend so Im not too worried about managing all this money, thank god. In May of this year Ill have finished University and will be moving back to my home city. Its a great place to be for someone in my field and I dont see myself moving anywhere else for some time. As such Im looking to buy a condo. The executor recommended I pay somewhere between 350k and 500k and put the rest into investments and such. Personally however, because I see myself living in this city for a very long time, Id rather spend a bit more, maybe up to 650k.So I guess Im just wondering if thats a terrible idea or not. I had worked and saved for a few years before University, and Ive done freelance jobs since getting accepted so Im graduating with no student loans, and already have things like an emergency fund ready to go. I think I was doing pretty well prior to all this happening, but Ive never dealt with anywhere near this amount of money before. Even just a few months ago I was looking for places to rent after school and splitting the cost between a few roommates. To even be talking about buying a condo for any amount of money still sounds unreal in my mind. Thanks for all your help.  <response>: You can easily live off of 2m without ever having to work again if you dont blow it irresponsibly.rfinancialindependence Id personally avoid an expensive condo and Id also avoid any financial planner whos not a fee-only fiduciary. 