Hey Arian happy to have you in the forum! What is your goal with the degree? If it's entrepreneurship then I suggest saving that time and effort and dropping out to pursue your goals. Personally, I dropped out of college and started my businesses and made many crucial connections which led to me finding success. I believe real world experience is much better than sitting in a classroom and being taught business because business cannot be taught, it has to be experienced. It all depends on what your goal in life is. If you can tell me that I will be able to better assist you.

Always think about value when you want to connect with higher-level people. If they see value in someone, they are willing to connect with them. Time is very valuable to wealthy people. The easiest and most simple way to bring value to a wealthy individual is by saving them time. If you're young, tell them that you're willing to complete some tasks for them to save them time, and slowly that network will build if there is value. That's how I was able to connect with multi-millionaires from a very young age. I brought them value by saving them time and asked for nothing in return. But because I brought them value I was able to network with them in return.

Stocks are an amazing way to learn and make a fortune but it is a process just like any other business! At this age, the only risk you're taking is not putting the money to use. Even if you lose it all, it's ok, it will only help you down the road. Christopher Hills is heavy into stocks. I will have him help you more. But before you put any money into it, make a plan on how you want to proceed and what you want the end goal to be. Work backwards from the end goal and write it out step by step until you get to the very beginning. Start with researching the market, get a good grasp of how stocks operate, then proceed with paper trading until you are ready to put real capital into your accounts. In your research you should learn about all the different stock charts and trends, support and resistance lines, when to buy and sell, where the current market is, the trends of the market since stocks were invented.

Hey Tyler! Thanks for joining the forum, we're happy to have you here. The best thing you can do with your money at this age is to experiment because you can only gain, there is no losing with experimenting at a young age. Flipping cars is a good side hustle for your age, it can bring you a lot of experience in sales and really teach you how to communicate with others. We have a few different people on this forum that have flipped cars from a young age, I can appoint them to you if that brings you any interest. Selling unwanted things around your house is a really good side hustle as well, you would be surprised to see how many items you don't need or don't use anymore. What are some topics or things your interested in? I can help you better if I know more about things that you find interest in or what you would like to learn more.

Hey Jamo! Great question! When you first start your own business, it's very hard to put yourself out there, go out in public and advertise, walk up to people and ask them if your business can bring them any value. You will feel like the new kid in a school and very shy but you just have to get out there and spread the word for yourself. You kind of need to have a little humility when you first start out and realize that you will make mistakes and that you need to learn from those mistakes. My advice to you would be to build your social media page, have a good amount of high quality photos that people can relate to and go up to random people and hand them your card, ask them for feedback, or even take free pictures for them and if they like it they sometimes spread the word for you.

yeah very stoked to see the outcome... another 2008 housing market crash on its way!

Strongly agree!! You have to grind with a purpose. You can't grind without a purpose because you won't progress.

Great question Christopher!! You have to give up somethings to bring value for a wealthy person such as free time or even ego because theydo not mess around. For example: when I first wanted to get into business I messaged someone that was already established and wealthy and I said "I'm willing to work for you for free, I don't expect anything in return, I just want to learn". I was willing to give up free time to bring this person value. And I messaged this person constantly asking them business questions way before I asked to work alongside them. I messaged them to the point where it was annoying but I was persistent, and that's what built the connection between me and this person. My best advice would be to stay persistent and go above and beyond. Ask to work for them for free and mention that you don't expect anything in return from them because it is not their responsibility to teach you, it's you're own. Even if they say no, keep asking a few more times and keep checking up on them.

Every business is risky. When it comes to starting a business you have to understand what you're good at, where you're passion is, and what interests you the most. Age also plays a huge role. What age group or groups are you referring to the most so I can answer your question better?

Ooh that's a great topic to discuss because there are 2 things that can happen: the person can turn that million in 100s of millions or end up in the same situation they were in before. If someone where to invest a million dollars into me I would strategize every step. A million dollars is a lot of money and it's super easy to blow it all right away if one doesn't understand financial literacy. I would do months of research within the industry that I'll be starting a business or investing in. You have to know your industry very well before entering, some might even say you have to know you industry as well as those that have been in it for a long time. I would also split that money into stages so it doesn't all get spent. With each stage I would expand on my financial literacy. For example: step 1 would be to handle 10k then 50k then 100k and so on. I wouldn't go in all the way because that is a recipe for disaster. As I see the business grow, I will put more of that million dollars into it. It would also be smart to put a portion of that money into stocks because as well know, in the long run stocks will hold their value and is a good security blanket.