Advice? Investments or what to do , any help would be nice thanks
So I’m soon to come into a 25K lawsuit settlement. I’m from poverty and have lived my entire life in the South Bronx , I dropped out of college and fumbled my last settlement of 50K at 19 not playing my cards right and spending it in my early 20s/ late teens doing fuck all and a bunch of drugs.Ive changed my life been sober since i was 21 , I’m nearing 30 and want to put some stuff away and use some of this to try and create longevity. I am waiting for FDNY to contact me as I’ll be taking that career on within the next year and I know 25K isn’t a lot of money but I’ve got a decent income and only plan to take 5K to assess immediate needs for bills and some debt. My credits shot to shit but I’ve been working on it these past two years, nearing a 640 for now. Just wondering what I could do to at least create something to leave the kids anything if I ever have or just solid investments , any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated thanks guys