Do you have a car? Car insurance? An apartment? Groceries for that apartment? Electricity for that apartment?
Em, that amount of money is nothing. Nothing. And I'm not being mean. I'm telling you that $1400 is nothing when you finally enter the real world. Stop gambling. And that means on stocks as well. Or at least do this for me: Take half of your "play around" money and put it in the bank. A savings account. The rest, screw around with it all you want. But at least put half in the bank.
I fully understand that, lol. But let's break it down:
$1640
-$45 phone
-$45 insurance
$1,550
-$100 gas
$1,450
I could rent a ####ty apartment for like $550 bucks. I could split a ####ty apartment with a friend for like $300 per person.
I am actively trying to get promoted at work. I'm moving to overnights at a store closer to my home and will likely see a .75 increase in pay which equates to about an extra $120 a month. I would work a week on, a week off. The Community Leader, District Manager, and a few Store Managers really like me. They're trying to fast track me to an Assistant Manager position by next Spring.
I plan on getting the position and moving to either Florida or Chicago to finish my Bachelor's Degree.