part of me says save it the other half says spend the hell out of it,i vote spend it but in a good way such as the things we need and some thing we might not need but buy them any way lol.

I would spend it, but would make a point to spend it wisely! lol Then save the rest!

I'd pay the house and all other debt off and use most of the remaining funds to purchase gold.

I believe the option to make it work for you is long gone. (Check out the new taxes coming to investment plans.) I don't want to invest money just to see the government take it from me and give it to those who choose to live off of other people. No, I would build a cabin in the middle of nowhere, stock it with enough food and other supplies to last for years. Then I would buy a bunch of ammo so I could protect myself when things fall apart. That way we could stop paying taxes to our new socialist country. I would help my kids do the same.I just read through the list of increased taxes from the health care reform bill and it looks like we're really sticking it to the only people I enjoy helping with my tax dollars. The elderly. The wealthy are also getting it put to them and I can see them packing right now and taking their money and jobs out of this country. God help us all.