Receiving an inheritance can be fraught with more than a handful of pitfalls. In the midst of dealing with the grief of losing a loved one, dealing with an inheritance can be an unnecessary stress. This helpful article by Deborah Nason has a some useful tips on creating a timeline to deal with a windfall inheritance. She urges that the best thing you may do when you inherit in the beginning is nothing. Nason and the subjects of her interview suggest entering a "decision-free zone" for a period of months so that you don't make a rash decisions.