[JThiessen]

I'd suggest CD's also. At your age, unless you can afford to lose the money you have, stay out of the stock market. If you have some money that you arent intending to use (such as for school), then you can start buying some stocks. Another thing you might want to look into is the GET prorgram (did I get the right abbreviation there?). You can put in money for college, and it will guarantee your tuition rate at a certain rate...