<prompt> Human: Im a week long investor total baby, I know. Long story short, I had 60k in bonds including interest meant for grad school and Im working full time so I decided to talk to a representative at Fidelity after the people of personalfinance told me bonds werent such a great idea for short term gains. I was told that Fidelity Go was a great option for me so I put all my money in and what do you know? I lose 12 dollars the first day. No big deal. The next day today I lose 500...okay. Now Im scared. Did I just make a horrible mistake because after losing half of my rent in less than 24 hours I cant help but slam my head against the wall feeling like I dont understamd money and Im totally irresponsible. Any advise for you money pros out there?  <response>: If you are saving for a short term goal like grad school, then you really shouldnt be investing that money in anything particularly volatile, like the stock market. 