[billytetrud]

Honestly, investment takes a lot of effort and sifting through the myriads of financial traps trying to find something with a good return you can be confident about is more or less a crap shoot. Unfortunately, the stock market and similar investment methods often aren't worth it. I went with investing in myself - starting a startup and using my savings to bootstrap. If you're a good software engineer, that's well within your reach.

[pinkunicorn]

This was mostly my opinion too. At this stage of my career, I feel like investing in myself and learning as much as I can is the best thing I can do.