<prompt> Human: Im 21 and my fiancee is 24 combined we make 3k a month but our bills prevent us from saving any of it. We would like to invest the 2k we have saved up, would it be beneficial to buy stock or should we take a different route?Edit: Expenses 500 - RentUtil. 790 - 2 Car Payments 250 - Car Insurance 220 - Health Insurance 400 - Gas 300 - Food 160 - Cell Phones 100 - Misc. 60 - Internet Total 2,780Edit 2: From what Ive gathered i should be doing the following: 1 Re-budget and see where we can cut back on things. 2 Build up a savingemergency fund that covers 3-6 months of my expenses 9k-18k. 3 Begin my 401k plan even if I am only able to put 1-2 into it a month. 4 Look into a trading accountinvestments when we are stable enough with the above done.Edit 3: miscalculations on budget thanks fiancee .  <response>: This is a friendly reminder to visit our FAQ entry on InvestingYou might also benefit from this common topic: I have X, what should I do with it?Also, please visit our FAQ!I am a botrAutoModeratorcommentsq11puwhat_is_automoderator, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subredditmessagecompose?to2Fr2Fpersonalfinance if you have any questions or concerns. 