Quote Originally Posted by humanfugitive
Awesome thread - thanks for the info.

So I just graduated from school and started working. Most of my income goes to rent and food and stuff but I have enough left to do something with. It's all sitting in my checking until I figure out what to do first. What would be my first plan of action?
Just a little tip but it sounds like you plan on doing wise money things with what you have left over at the end at the month. There's one key thing that you should do which is pay yourself first.

That means figure out how much you can afford to invest each month and invest that money at the start of the paycheck rather than at the end. If you do it, you will find it's much easier to put away say $500 if you take $250 off each check as soon as you get them rather than trying to spend so you have that much left over at the end of each pay period.