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When you have enough to invest, I recommend starting up a Roth IRA. The money is taxed when you enter it, so that when you withdraw it years from now, it not subject to taxes.
Generally, it's a good idea to have $2k available to start up a Roth IRA, but there are some, like T. Rowe Price, that allow you to invest $100 a month, automatically for an initial period of time.
IRA's are nice, but just understand that the money is "locked away" until you are an adult near retirement age. To pull it out early incurs penalties. You can move the money around from fund to fund as you wish, but you can't withdraw it until you reach the age specified by the terms of your agreement.
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