<prompt> Human: I have no idea what to do with it or if i could even do something meaningful with it. I got it from working a summer job. The only option that I know of is putting it in a bank account linked to a debit card.  <response>: I suspect if youre going to college you plan on having fun. I had about 5,000 dollars saved up when I entered college as well. Unless you plan on working you arent going to have any money to do anything fun. Movies, beers, nice dinners, all of that stuff becomes luxuries in college. Then you will have to pick up a part time job and this definitely distracts from studies. My freshman year of college I was playing football so luckily I had that money in my bank account because I would not have been able to work. Then I didnt get a job that next summer and ran through most of my savings. By second semester of my sophomore year I had to pick up a part time job just to have money to pay electricity, food, and alcohol. My suggestion is to just budget your money wisely and put it into a checking account. Try not to spend any of it until you get to college. You will be really grateful you have this extra cash laying around once college starts. Trust me. 