What should I do with the money?
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Donate some of it to help Preston pay for a surgery that will cure his hand tremors. Give Meredith a quarter so she can call someone who cares about her endless "love" problems. Haha. And then I think you should take a nice trip; go somewhere and relax. Go to Hawaii or someplace like that. Invest half of the rest of the money and put the other half in a savings account. :)
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Stay away from stocks or mutual funds for now. Put your money in a bank account. Most savings accounts are paying 2%-3% interest--- not a lot. But you need to have the money available to you in case of an emergency.
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Count up the money you have. Go to work and save that amount in 12 months. Within a year your money will have doubled, guaranteed.\n\nI've doubled money in far less than a year, but it entailed significant risk. More important to me is to hang on to what I have, save more, and achieve a return of 15% or more every year. I do this by researching and investing in quality stocks of companies that produce hard commodities (oil and mining companies).\n\nBest of success.
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Buy.\nIt an investment!
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You already have several answers suggestion a Roth IRA.  That is an excellent choice, but only if you will not be needing the money until 59 1/2.  It is a retirement account.  There are some exceptions.   You should place some of the 10k where you can get to it in an emergency, maybe 3k.  It is always a good idea to have some cash available.  ING has internet savings accounts that pay 5% with direct transfer to your checking account.  \n\nYou are young so you can afford to be a little aggressive with your money in the hopes that it will yield a very good return over the long term.  Assuming that you would invest 7k,  separate it into 3 about equal piles and invest 1 part in small cap stocks.  Royce Funds has a great selection of them and a terrific track record yielding  about 13% annually over the long term.  1 part in a value stock fund.  There is a decent index fund that is a value fund--EFV.  It has done extremely well so far with a 30% annual return.  But do not expect that to continue.  10 to 12% would be an excellent return.   The last part in a growth stock index fund or mutual fund.  FXI would fall into that category.  It is a China index fund.  Up about 38%  this year.
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Find safe investments through a reputable investment firm.  That way you'll make some money but you won't lose it.  If it's for college you probably want to hang on to at least what you have.
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I suggest stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.\n\nDrop me a line if you need more detailed information.
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First I recommend, be patient.  No need to make any quick decision(s).  Keep an open mind, and listen to suggestions.  Think for yourself then, and you will make the appropriate decision.  Look at your circumstances.  If it is a windfall, and not needed right now, take $10000 of it and find a no-load mutual fund as an investment.  Then leave it alone and your investment ought to double about every 7 years.  That is what us "little" people do.  A no-load fund means, no fees to buy and no charges when you sell later on.  Hold the remaining $5000 and think some more.
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Invest the money in a high yield savings account.
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You should know what you are saving for, then choose where to put your money. An easy way to decide for yourself is to ask yourself: "If I had cash, would I buy ranbaxy or do something else with the money"\n\nNeed more info - contact me.\n\nGood luck
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Pay off the car, set up both college funds, and take a vacation.\n\nIt's amazing how $100K doesn't go that far...
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Hide your money in a safe place. When it's not lying around, you won't remember to spend it.\n\nDon't bring too much money whenever you're out and about because you'll be tempted to spend it.\n\nWhenever you pick up anything you want to buy, ask yourself why you want it, do you really need it now or at all, is it worth it, how will it benefit you, is there anything wrong with it, could you get a better deal somewhere else, etc.
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Bring it to any bank.  They'll do some calculations to determine the value of it.  If it's matured it'll be worth the face value otherwise it'll be less since the interest hasn't been earned.
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Spend some of the money, give some to the church and save the rest.  1/3 of each\n\n\nLC
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Open up a Collection Agency...\n\nThe whole world will hate you, though...
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put some money in the bank
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No way! Go out and get something that you can actually keep. You can get a whole bunch of CDs and some clothes for that money.