# Windfall money

**URL:** <https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/t/windfall-money/474>\
**Category:** Estates, Trusts & Wills\
**Created:** [July 23, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/t/windfall-money/474 "2024-07-23T18:08:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pam\_Secord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Pam\_Secord](https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/u/Pam_Secord)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/t/windfall-money/474/1 "2024-07-23T18:08:45Z")

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I’m 74, retired teacher, earn $2000/mo. with state retirement + SS.  
I have no savings, nothing. Financially illiterate.  
Bought a piece of property in Costa Rica some decades ago and I’m selling it.  
Will probably get $500,000 + cash and have NO IDEA how to protect it or what I should do with it.

Please help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex046/uploads/msbpod_openforum/original/1X/42f4af5f452c22dd6feece9c5b47d6a5185fa706.png) [@system](https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://discussion.mainstreetbusinesspodcast.com/t/windfall-money/474/2 "2024-07-24T18:10:27Z")

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Fielded your question today on the Open Forum show recorded July 24. Should be posted in a couple of days. Thank you for the question! Mark and Mat