@Brett Abamonte Hey Brett I think that a lot of the advice you've gotten so far has been solid so I‘m going to take you In a dIfferent direction. I’m a 22 year old so not as young but I'm building a team of young guys who want to do just a little bit more than go to college and wait until the time is right to start making money. What I suggest is you focus every second of your free time and waking hours on income producing activities. Yes, that means no more video games, but you may can play it or party as a reward system. If you want to be financial free your new hobby has to be making money, developing skillsets, financial planning, networking, studyIng success and successful people, reading books, and buying assets to fuel your dreams. Otherwise you'll end up 26 before you start or worse. Now I want you to look up Ecommerce, more specifically Shopify, Amazon FBA, Affiliate Marketing, Social Media Marketing and learn anyone of these skills to increase your income and possibly get a sales job doing hourly and commission or even better a straight commissions job to learn how to get paid for your results not your time. Learning those skills are going to be a lot better than and faster than learning for example law which will take forever, and these skills will not break your back or the bank but they wIll challenge your mind. They can also be something you can start today and use the capital to build your credit and make smart moves. I would love to connect and help you grow and there is another 17 year old I want you to meet. He has the same ambitions and drive as you.