DISQUS

Yes, education is getting ridiculously expensive. Anyway, I think using some of that money to invest is definitely better than spending it all drinking and partying. Although it's an integral part of college (don't miss out you'll regret it). And with interest free terms, you could get a nice income meanwhile.

Yes keeping your traffic from crashing requires constant updates. It's quite a lot of work, but it becomes more and more rewarding as times goes. You have done really well in February so keep working hard, your site is definitely worth it and really interesting to read.

If you are serious about trading, I believe paper trading is essential, along with bactesting (if possible based on your strategy). Trade as if it was real money, otherwise of course, it will be useless. However, it will help you work out any problems and start learning on the psychology behind trading. Set yourself some objective and paper trade a similar amount to what you have in your account. Once you are ready start with a smaller amount and build up your account as the months goes. Don't try to go all in at once. If your methods are sound, there will always be another trade and the market will always be there for you, so don't rush. Seems like you have done very weel, congrats, keep up the good trading.