Just found myself with a pending inheritance that I never expected. I have no idea how to feel about it.

Let me first say that I'm not someone who has ever thought much about inheriting money. Being born in 1980 to a blue collar family meant that I was always taught to be financially independent and that I would never have to worry about money because I had a good head on my shoulders.<br><br>I have two older siblings in their 40's, both of them with families. I'm the youngest. We all live in different parts of the country, so we don't get to see each other often, but we're all pretty close despite our differences.<br><br>My father died four years ago, and my mother two months ago, this past summer. The funeral was attended by all three of us. While we were there, we naturally started reminiscing about the past and talking about our lives, what are we up to etc. My siblings were busy with their families and lives as usual. Not many changes, same old same old.<br><br>The day before I left, I had a brief conversation with my sister about my career and what I've been up to. I'm not married and I don't have kids, but I've been very fortunate in my career and I've done very well for myself, I've been able to travel the world, I have a big house, a very good career etc. I guess you could say that I'm a bit of a success story on that front.<br><br>Anyway, when I was about to leave, my sister (the oldest of the three of us) approached me and said something along the lines of "you know, mom left you all of her money, right?". I was very surprised because I knew my mother had some money saved up from my father's pension and savings but I never thought much of it. My siblings were the ones who needed the money; they have mortgage, kids, car payments, the whole package, you know? I just assumed that they had both already gotten a big chunk of money from our parents' estate.<br><br>But it turns out I was the one who got it all. I don't know the numbers yet, but it's supposed to be a lot more than I thought. Enough to buy a whole house, maybe even two. I don't know.<br><br>I just feel...guilty, I guess, and a little confused. I'm in shock. I don't know what to do with all this money, to be honest.