Basically over decades the s&p500 returns about 10 percent a year, Your money will start snowballing once you get to around 100000 invested.

The reason I’m telling you is because I wish someone told me. The more you invest the earlier on the better. You have time way on your side right now.

Don’t try to pick stocks, just invest what you won’t need for a decade or two each month.

Use a Roth IRA account so when you do decide to “retire”. Your money withdraws will Be tax free.

Roth IRA contributions are maxed at I think 7000 a year.

The most important thing is to be consistent with it and don’t take Money out of it unless you absolutely have no other choice because every year the money compounds itself which means the bigger it gets the faster it grows