<prompt> Human: I just came into some money, a few thousand dollars, and was wondering what the best plan for investing and making more money with it was. I was going to use a little bit of it to start my college career but Im unsure of how to make this money multiply.  <response>: With a few thousand the best investment would be keeping it in a savings account for a rainy day. Unlike the movies you wont be able to double or triple your money unless you have many years to let it grow. With smaller amounts of capital trading fees will destroy you.Advice to you: save 6 months expenses in a liquid account. After that you can begin investing, stick to index funds untill you feel you understand the market and how to value a company. 