Phaenx

For the past month I've begun building my credit by aquiring a credit card and buying things with it like groceries, gas, and miscellaneous items like a sound card I just bought. I keep this thing paid, and I assume that if I keep this up (not spending money I don't have) I should build up some decent credit that I can use later to buy/sell used cars or flip real estate if I feel like it.

The problem I have is I don't understand this stuff, the stock market, investing, credit, the intricacies and legalities of making money outside of working for some jerk ass with a bad tan.

I'm 20 years old and about to go into college for a degree in Electrical Engineering, but I want to build a base of knowledge of how to make my own money. So what I want is advice on what to do to go about making a fortune, if I should do something in addition to building my credit, help understanding the tools I have to go about making money with (reccomended reading, personal experiences, post regarding how things work, etc.), and generally any advice anyone would have on my situation.

Thanks.

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