byTaylor Kovar, CFP®CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERHey Taylor — My family’s got some mineral rights out in East Texas, and the royalty checks have been running bigger than usual lately. — GarrettHey Garrett — A check that size doesn’t come around often, and it’s easy to want to spend it fast. A check like this one is bigger than that, so it can help to give it a little more thought before it goes anywhere. This kind of check doesn’t have to go toward just one thing. Royalty checks go up and down depending on the well and the market, so it can help not to treat this one like a new normal every month.