Ultimately, there are advantages and disadvantages to all the options Martha's considering, but investing her inheritance of $10,000 and placing it in a high interest money marketing fund doesn't sound terrible at all, bearing in mind the constricted budget in her household. ... She's able to explore her opportunities by being able to help her parents, maybe get a used car for herself instead of taking public transportation, or rent a nice apartment near campus, and vacation in the future other than just sticking to one alternative, because she'll continuously be confronted...

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