<prompt> Human: Hi, I am 18 years old 19 in may. I just got my first job as a temp through an agency. I go to a community college were the BOGW my classes are only 28 a semester. Now I dont want to be like my parents who always seems like they are struggling to pay bills. The job I just got pays minimum wage and I opened up a bank account and a savings acount through wells fargo becasuse the school I go to has a student account with them. With the new money slowly coming in I want to use it right. with my first pay check I am planning on buy one or a few personal finance books because when I try googling the information I have a hard time understanding what it says. I want to be able to invest my money.At the moment I have about 170 in my checking and 125 in my savings.I dont know to much about taxes so I wouldnt know if I will have to file taxes or when to do that or anything. This is my first time on rpersonalfinanceso i dont know what other information to give.What books would you recommend? How should keep track of my money? How can i learn about investing?  <response>: Check your local library to see if they have any of the books youre interested in reading or can get them with an interlibrary loan. Dont pay for something you can get for free and legally. 