Investing

I don't invest in the market. It actually occurred to me that I wouldn't even know where to begin. I have more than enough in my emergency fund, so I could afford to play.

I would probably feel comfortable putting up a thousand and bailing out if I lost 500. That seems about right. I'm not planning on losing money, obviously but these things are never guaranteed.

I am a total beginner. I know about the big corporations and the hot new Web 2.0 businesses on the market but not what makes them valuable. Unless it's something blatantly obvious like GOOG.

I'll need to talk to some financial advisor people. Another interesting route looks like these prosper loans...