Afford Anything · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
A 37-year-old caller, who recently received an $850,000 inheritance following his mother's passing, is seeking advice on what to do with the funds. Host Paula Pant advised him to put the money in a high-yield savings account for a year to process his grief before making any major financial decisions.
“So and I'm saying this not just to you but to everyone who's listening who has a similar situation or who may have a similar situation at some point in the future”
“Any time you're grieving it is okay in fact advisable to not make any major financial decisions”
“Just put the money in a high yield savings account give yourself a year let yourself process the grief let yourself focus on the grief”
“and then after the you know grief is always there but after it is not so acute then you'll be in a better emotional space to be able to make more complex decisions”