conversation: User (FreeRangeWanderer): "As the title says I now live in a truck and have been exploring the United States. I have no debt and no investments, all 49k sitting in a checking or savings account. I was saving to buy a house but upon house searching I decided to hit the road and have been having the time of my life. My expenses are around $ 500 a month, mostly gas and food. I have always been scared to invest my money, it's my life savings, it gives me freedom. But I know it's losing value and I should be doing something with it. I'm scared if I put it in the market it will go down when I need it. And I don't want to tie it up, I like it being liquid I have no idea what my future holds or when I will need it. Please help me Pesonal Finance, put my mind at ease and help me understand my options."
  Self: "Dude I feel like I've barely made that much in my whole life. And I'm 25. What the hell job do you have?"
  anidlemind (anidlemind): "Has almost nothing to do with the job. Has alot to do with what advantages your born with and what age and how in depth you are taught personal finance. I am 23 sitting one a little more then 100k as a janitor at a fast food restaurant. I have earned every penny of that from my job or investments. Fortunate enough to have two college educated parents who raised me in an area with pretty great public education system. Started working a small job at 13, started working for the company I work for now at 15. Knew I would most likely be poor due to not thinking college or a trade was for me so was lucky enough to shift my focus my senior year of high school on personal finance and economic electives, which caused me to start investing at 17. My parents have no money problems and charge me deeply subsudized rent for the area we live in. \n\nTL;DR Some people are born in situations where it is hard not to succeed while some people are not that lucky "
  cosmosiseren (cosmosiseren): "You're an intelligent and thoughtful person to understand this."
  