So, I'm new here so y'all don't know me very well. A crash course in my life: I live with my mom like the loser I am because the economy is bunk and we've always been a poor family. I worked for a year as a janitor at the high school I graduated from, but when the school district hired a cleaning company, I was never hired back in despite the promise of a job. So I've been scraping by mooching of my mom's paychecks because, without a car, I can't get hired anywhere that's out of walking distance. That's a lot of places since I live on the outskirts of a rural town.
Alright, that aside, a year or so ago I got a call from a guy trying to get in contact with my mom (we only have one phone and I usually take it with me since calls are generally for me). Turns out, he was a real estate agent looking to auction property in Los Angeles that belonged to her grandmother. Lots of legal stuff ensued, it was a nightmare. But the property was finally sold (2million to some very frenchly-named people) and we're hearing we might get as much as $27k from the whole thing. Which is huge to us. My mom has 6 siblings, so her share is what's been divvied up between those who didn't sell their share to the real estate guy (she mentioned at least two of her brothers sold their shares, and I'm not sure about any of the others. they dont talk much). Even after taxes (we're planning to put 50% into a separate bank account to pay taxes when they roll in next year.) there'll still be more than enough to pay off outstanding bills (those medical bills really get you when you have bad health like me) and buy a car, plus maybe making CDs so that the money just doesn't get all spent in a flash.
(If anyone has tips on how to make a big sum of money last or grow, I'm all ears. We need it.)
It's a very things-are-looking up situation. With the money we can finally get me a car so I can get a job, and actually bring home a paycheck and maybe pull us out of borderline-poverty. I'm not sure about moving out just yet, but I certainly will be sitting on the paychecks and saving up-- possibly to look into going to college, as the university near here added a Veterinary Medicine program and I'm highly interested in going to veterinary school.
$27k out of 2mil isn't much, but hey, when you scrape by on meager paychecks every two weeks, it's a pretty big amount.