There are many different ways to invest and make money depending upon the amount of time you have and the capital you start with. As college students many times we are limited in both of these resources. But this doesn't mean that we can't get started on small investments and work our way up.
I have found that a simple way to gain a quick return on your money is through Ebay. Ebay is an online market place for virtually anything. It is easy to start an account with Ebay, and you can find a lot of information about the selling of goods in any market you can think of. Ebay is a good place to start and definetely worth looking into for anybody. I personally do a little bit of Ebaying by just buying things on sale at local stores and I usually make no less than $500 a month for maybe three hours of work. Go to www.ebay.com for more information.
Another quick way to get started is with an E-trade account. This allows you quick access to the stock market with little to no brokerage fees. The market is perfect for young people right now. You can get into stocks cheap and fast. Just make sure to do plenty of research before dumping a ton of money into stock. The stock market historically yields an 11% average return on investment. By visiting www.etrade.com you can see just how easy it is to start investing in the stock market.
The third option I invite you to explore is the real estate market. This is probably the most complicated to get into, but it generally yields the highest return on investment. There are many different programs and schools that teach real estate investing. Be cautious and choose carefully, unfortunately this is not the easiest thing to learn on your own.
