Invest in Amazon, Google and Apple. Get rich easy. Also, let me tell you about this thing called Bitcoin. I don't know much about it, but invest heavily in Bitcoin in late 2009 and don't sell for at least eight years.

Do not buy a new home in 2008 until AFTER a recession hits.

For everything else, just do your best to be a good and honest person. You'll screw up sometimes: Learn from that and use it to make yourself more determined to not screw up again later on.

The rest you're going to have to learn on your own. You'll have bad times but in the end I didn't turn out too badly so hopefully my appearance here won't change that. In 2017, look up a girl called Sezzadactyl. It'll be a good time for you to meet then.