<prompt> Human: Hi rpersonalfinance. Ive posted in ralanon about my family situation, but the relevant parts for this post are as follows: my husband and I have temporary custody of four of my siblings under the age of 18, and one sibling who just turned 18 is likely going to be staying with us as well.The four younger siblings have been receiving social security payments since my fathers disability and death, but they are directly deposited into my mothers personal checking account. If we have custody long-term, we can possibly have this changed. I do not know how much each sibling receives.I have access to a trust fund that was set up by family friends in the immediate wake of my fathers accident for my familys living expenses. It was put in my name to protect it from debt collectors my father had just finished grad school when he was disabled, and lots of medical debt from the disabling accident. This fund is currently linked to my mothers mortgage and household bills monthly bills: mortgage 1006.18; car insurance 273.58; internet 107.45; electric between 100-300. I can stop these payments if necessary, but I would rather my mother sell the house and move rather than be foreclosed on, because my siblings might possibly return there if social services deems the situation resolved. Currently there is about 171k in the trust account. I have been advised in the past as recently as May to keep this account liquid and accessible in case of emergency, so none of it is vested anywhere.Any insurance money left by my father is in my mothers name; we have no access to it unless she offers it, which is unlikely.My husband and I both work; our monthly income varies, but in September it was about 7500. Our monthly expenditures for September were 4800 including mortgage, phone, internet, utilities, car insurance, Netflix, groceries, fuel, medical, work expenses, and miscellaneous expenditures. I can break out these expenses in more detail if necessary.We currently live in a three-bedroom house, which is large enough for us all for the time being. School expenses for the year are taken care of. We need to purchase some furniture in the immediate future, and I know our household expenses will increase since our household membership has increased. What is the best way to utilize the resources we have in order to make them last as long as possible? Is there any action you would recommend taking that might not have occurred to me?  <response>: I just want to say that I think that you and your husband, certainly a young couple, are absolute heroes for taking on the care of your siblings in what must be a time of great stress for all of you. It may be difficult to see and appreciate in a period of chaos, but you are giving your siblings a tremendous gift of life long value, by being their proverbial port in a storm. I wish all of you the very best. 