If it's like a McDonalds or Target or Walmart and your older than 30, you probably dropped out of school, or got to lazy to do anything after school. If you dropped out, GO BACK TO SCHOOL! Do think medium to hight wage jobs offer jobs to people who have no collage or high-school diploma? They don't. But if you do graduate get lazy, apply to all of the medium to high income jobs in the area. And btw 39 is a pretty early retirement. If you retire at 39 you would have to be making bank.
The more money you have, the faster it will grow.
You've started off by deciding to save, rather than spend. Keep working on your education and finding a good job.
Unless you have the time/willingness to learn stock market investing, you may want to let the professionals handle these decisions. Look into mutual funds at some of the popular investment firms (Merrill Lynch, American Century, Vanguard, etc.). They'll do the work for you in exchange for a fee.
You want to make more money? Then get an education or skill that will enable you to do that. There ain't no "big return" easy fixes.
Have you ever thought about working for yourself? Trying a home based business? One thats not a scam!!
I have a job at x and I feel like I'm there fxcking bxtch because I feel like I have to do their work just to come home and pay bills, get sleep and wake up broke again. Tf? So lately I opened up a savings account and instead of putting a bs 10% I put the whole damn thing in there. but usually I stick in half. And I talked to my bank counselor person about investing in stock which is cool but it takes about 2 decades to make a fortune off that thing. And 39 is when I plan on retiring. Never mind that... Its my decision. Anyway CAN ANYBODY TELL ME IF THERE IS ANYTHING OUT THERE THAT I CAN INVEST IN THAT WILL GIVE ME BIG RETURNS IN A 3-6 MONTH SPAN... OR MAYBE A 6 MONTH TO 2 YEAR SPAN?