<prompt> Human: So for over the past 2 years roughly Ive been constantly learning about stock trading etc , watching YouTube videos and learning . However it just seems that at least a lot of the YouTube always try to sell you something in the end and dont really explain how to do anything , its just hella fishy you know . I dont know what books are legit since Ive never met anyone IRL whose done stocks so for all I know a lot of the books could be cash grabs as well . I just want an honest tutorial , I dont need to see the fancy cars or houses , hell I just want to make a couple hundred dollars a month or week to pay the bills etc . Is there any guide or someone reliable online that has had some relative success i.e. Start with 500 bucks and make 1000 a month or something  <response>: I just want to make a couple hundred dollars a month or week to pay the bills etcI think this is the wrong attitude and expectation. Investing isnt a get rich quick scheme and investing in hopes of paying your month-to-month expenses isnt a good idea. If you just do the math and assume all your stocks have zero fees associated with buying or selling and go up 10 per month, just look at how much youre going to have to invest to get 1000 back. To expect to turn 500 into 1000 in a month - no way. You might not even do that in 2 years.If you want to make a couple hundred a week, you need a LOT of money so that the .5 overall increase will add up to that few hundred. 