General advice you have for someone just about to graduate college...
 

I turned 22 last week and am about to graduate from college with degrees in international business and marketing. I live in Southern California at home still. Any general advice for me as I get ready to step into the real world, hopefully making some decent money and getting my own place soon?

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Start investing.

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do nothing for a year.

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Cut up your credit cards

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Living in a nice house/apt >>>>driving a new car (unless you are receiving a $50k inheritance).

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Living in a nice house/apt >>>>driving a new car (unless you are receiving a $50k inheritance).

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Preferably house or condo. Stop renting and start owning as soon as possible.

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do nothing for a year.

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Go back to college.

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What does taking a dump at the edge of a cliff have to do with graduating college? Is that what you did when you graduated?

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Memorize all seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

Don't want anyone thinking you're stupid. If you don't know these by now, I think you're stupid and that your elementary school sucks. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Seriously though. Good tips already given about avoiding debt and saving money early.

ScottieK

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What would you do with your life if you had unlimited time, talent, and support from friends and family?

Whatever the answer is, pursue that thing passionately for at least the next 5 years.

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What would you do with your life if you had unlimited time, talent, and support from friends and family?

Whatever the answer is, pursue that thing passionately for at least the next 5 years.

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I would like to be a professional golfer, but I won't. I think pursuing that for 5 years would be a huge mistake.

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dont blow your new found money on shiny [censored] that you dont need.

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blow your new found money on a grill

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-life is full of suckers; don't be a sucker. You can start by investing at least 20% of your income every month
-do whatever you want to do for a year, then get your [censored] together
-don't follow a career path/gradschool because of social pressures from peers and family, and don't go to gradschool/lawschool/whatever just because you don't know what to do with your life...waste of your time and money

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When you get a job, max out your 401k every year. Consider it a bill that you must pay and live on the rest.

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Hookers and blow.

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What does taking a dump at the edge of a cliff have to do with graduating college? Is that what you did when you graduated?

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I'm gonna guess that you're still in college (or high school) based on that response.

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any college girl that you think you could have sex with, just do it. it doesn't matter if she is fat or crazy, you will thank me in a few years.

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What does taking a dump at the edge of a cliff have to do with graduating college? Is that what you did when you graduated?

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I'm gonna guess that you're still in college (or high school) based on that response.

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No, but thanks for humoring me.

I "got it," and I thought the pic was pretty funny, so I followed through with a response other than the "Yeah, it's all downhill. Nice one" that originally came to mind.

And I'm gonna guess that you're over 30 and divorced based on that response.

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What does taking a dump at the edge of a cliff have to do with graduating college? Is that what you did when you graduated?

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I'm gonna guess that you're still in college (or high school) based on that response.

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No, but thanks for humoring me.

I "got it," and I thought the pic was pretty funny, so I followed through with a response other than the "Yeah, it's all downhill. Nice one" that originally came to mind.

And I'm gonna guess that you're over 30 and divorced based on that response.

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23 is pretty close to 30. I wasnt trying to really insult you. It's just that your response was pretty lame and immature

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When you get a job, max out your 401k every year. Consider it a bill that you must pay and live on the rest.

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That's actually really good advice. Most companies put in like 50 cents on the dollar that you contribute up to some certain amount. That's 50% return, tax free. Even if you just do that for a couple years, cash out, and then reinvest elsewhere so you don't pay the taxes, it's pretty unbeatable.

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I turned 22 last week and am about to graduate from college with degrees in international business and marketing. I live in Southern California at home still. Any general advice for me as I get ready to step into the real world, hopefully making some decent money and getting my own place soon?

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Don't go to an internet gambling site looking for advice about life.

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What would you do with your life if you had unlimited time, talent, and support from friends and family?

Whatever the answer is, pursue that thing passionately for at least the next 5 years.

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I would like to be a professional golfer, but I won't. I think pursuing that for 5 years would be a huge mistake.

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Evan - an assistant pro at a good club has a pretty great life.

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What would you do with your life if you had unlimited time, talent, and support from friends and family?

Whatever the answer is, pursue that thing passionately for at least the next 5 years.

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I would like to be a professional golfer, but I won't. I think pursuing that for 5 years would be a huge mistake.

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There is a joke here about you being a tee but I can't seem to put it all together..

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When you get a job, max out your 401k every year. Consider it a bill that you must pay and live on the rest.

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That's actually really good advice. Most companies put in like 50 cents on the dollar that you contribute up to some certain amount. That's 50% return, tax free. Even if you just do that for a couple years, cash out, and then reinvest elsewhere so you don't pay the taxes, it's pretty unbeatable.

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I just graduated last spring. I have been doing pretty much nothing but playing poker and relaxing since. I am applying to grad school now and feel pretty good about it. If you have the money/can get a scholarship, grad school can be a great investment.

Oh, don't feel bad about yourself for slacking off for a little. I was depressed for a bit after college but quickly realized that I had been working hard my whole life and deserve to do what I want (being able to afford it). Good luck.

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Mooch off your parents some more.

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Mooch off your parents some more.

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What would you do with your life if you had unlimited time, talent, and support from friends and family?

Whatever the answer is, pursue that thing passionately for at least the next 5 years.

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I would like to be a professional golfer, but I won't. I think pursuing that for 5 years would be a huge mistake.

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Evan - an assistant pro at a good club has a pretty great life.

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I used to work at a golf course, being an assistant pro just doesn't appeal to me very much. Being a club pro would, but you can't just jump right into that; not to mention the fact that even when I was playing a ton of golf in high school I was probably never better than a 4-5 index.

I love golf and I like teaching things I enjoy, but I just don't have the talent to take it past an entry level career. I'd get more pleasure out of doing something I can be very good at.

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my plan is probably to play poker over the summer after i graduate, maybe get some stupid job and build up a few grand in savings. i am then going to greyhound my way across america and just try to see as much of the country as i can and hopefully figure out what i want to do with my life.

there's a town in ireland that's the same as my last name so i'm also going to try and head over there once my bro gets out of school with a giant bottle of whiskey and just try to get completely wasted with anyone there who will drink with me

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Plastics.

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get a job