Imagine you're living pay check to pay check below the federal poverty line with dependents but that you're already in school and have reluable transportation. You've managed to save $2k over 2 years. How would you invest this money if your goal is to eventually have a source of income that doesnt require you to directly trade sugnificant amounts of your time and labour to perpetuate itself? Is such a thing even possible?

Given your current financial condition, you really must develop an emergency fund first. Put the 2K into that fund in any savings institution...credit union, bank, mutual money market fund, whatever. But maintain access to that money in case the 'emergency' eventuates. Keep saving and build the fund to four-five-six- whatever thousand. Then look for investment vehicles. But be open to a variety of possibilities. Good luck.

The 2K is your emergency fund to be used when something unexpected happens and you need money. Keep it safe in a savings account. You will not earn much interest but the money will be there when you really need it. Saves you from borrowing from relatives or worse going to payday loans in an emergency.

I would buy a really cheap car to get around in, but then I would save most of the money just in case.

If there is no immediate necessity for the amount, better to invest the same in a good stock.

If you're "living paycheck to paycheck below the poverty level" then you keep that money in the bank and concentrate on finishing school.

Easy, I would buy 2 scumbags full of pot. (a good one ;)

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