<prompt> Human: Hey guys, longtime lurker but made a throwaway for this question.College senior, living at my parents currently, expenses are well under control, only loans I have are subsidized and planning to go to grad school so I wont have to worry about those for a while.Ive been saving for a few years and have a good cushion, and recently realized I have a decent amount of extra money lying around lets say around 10k, if that makes answering easier. However, the problem is that I will need some of that this summer, and I may need a lot of it in the following year.So my question is, should I invest it? I feel bad sitting it, but I also know I cant do any long term investments so the most I could dispense with it is 6-12 months maybe more but I cant predict things that far in advance atm.I do have a stable source of income but no benefits and will need the money so I dont plan on investing it in a retirement program. I was thinking bonds but Im not sure if thats feasible? EDIT: I just want to thank everyone who has responded so far. I am definitely not considering investing in stocks because of how volatile it is especially in the short term. I know I wont be needing the money that Im considering investing in the next 6 months, I may not even need it in the next year, which I why I wanted to invest it. But I do know that Ill need it in the next 2 years, so I wanted to see what would be the safest way to do so, and if its actually worth it at all.  <response>: no. 