<prompt> Human: So Im going to community college for 2 years and then plan on transferring to a 4 year, I want to save up money to share an apartment at the 4 year but I want to invest some too cause I know it will grow so much more if I start early so I was just wondering how much I should invest probably, right now Im in Orange County CA and then plan on going to a 4 year in Texas. Assistant: How much do you have in savings currently?College can be expensive, and emergencies happen. I would maybe consider contributing a few hundred bucks to an IRA just to learn how things work, but you should probably keep the vast majority of your money liquid. Human: Yah I dont have pretty much anything in savings, any idea how much is a good amount to keep?  <response>: Check out the sidebar. 