Honestly, if the plan is to spend time learning something, learn something that can give a baseline steady income first. Trying to double your last thousand dol

Honestly, if the plan is to spend time learning something, learn something that can give a baseline steady income first. Trying to double your last thousand dollars in the stock market (at the risk of losing it all) is not a great strategy compared to even the payout from a part-time McDonalds job. If you're going to learn skills, then might as well learn some marketable ones that can land a 5-digit salary job. Many people learn computer programming online (that's what I did), but there are many other paths, some with passive income potential, even. Once you have a more comfortable situation, and can afford to spend free time on risky bets without fear of losing the roof over your head, sure, go learn stocks.