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FINANCIAL TIPS FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES CREATED BY STEVE RICE

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Page 1: Steve Rice Los Gatos: Financial Tips For Recent College Graduates

FINANCIAL TIPS FOR RECENTCOLLEGE GRADUATES

CREATED BY STEVE RICE

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If you’re a new graduate,congratulations!

You’ve worked hard to get whereyou are. Now that you’re starting a

new life and career, make theeffort now to establish yourselffinancially so you can rule your

finances rather than let yourfinances rule you. You’ll thank

yourself later.

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DON’T BE ASHAMED TO GO HOMETake advantage of the opportunity to SAVE some money!! Use it as a great financial

opportunity to save money on rent, build a sizable emergency fund, max out that new

401(k), or start paying down that student loan debt. You’ll be out before you know it

anyway! Try to consider how much extra cash you could save if you lived at home for just

six months! Now imagine what a year would be!

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START A BUDGETGetting that first paycheck is exciting, but it’s also an important time to realize your

new earning potential. You don’t want to go crazy and burn through those first few

checks on frivolous things. It will make you feel better about the money that you

spend if you budget it all out and know exactly how much you have allocated to

things like eating out, and shopping.

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ASSESS YOUR STUDENT LOAN SITUATIONEven if it’s stressful or overwhelming to look at, sit down and add up all your student loan debt so

you can figure out a way to fit it into your budget. If you have too many payments, considerrefinancing or consolidating them into one lump sum or to get a better interest rate.

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SHARPEN YOUR RESUMEConsider the kinds of skills your ideal employer is seeking and highlight any of those you

might have obtained while working on campus as a student worker, an intern, a tutor, or even

through volunteer work. Just because you were paid nothing (or very little) to do certain jobs

as a student doesn’t mean you didn’t learn valuable skills! Prominently emphasize those skills

on your resume to show that you would make a valuable asset to any company.

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CONTINUE LIVING LIKE A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENTKeep up your frugal college student habits to save money so you can start your post­grad lifeoff well. Living like you’re still broke doesn’t have to be permanent, but if you’ve already beenpracticing not spending your money, keep up the good work and maybe even start saving!

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SAVE FOR THE FUTUREYou’ve probably heard this before, but that’s only because it’s so very important. I bet if youask anyone who graduated 20, 30, or 40 years ago what they wish they’d done sooner, it

would be this — start saving money as soon as possible after graduation.

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DON’T SPEND YOUR PAYCHECK BEFORE YOU EARN ITIf you can’t afford to pay for something with cash, then don’t make that purchase, period. It’s not worth

strapping yourself with future debt, especially before you have had any time to save money! If you buy that

new car or that fancy new wardrobe today, chances are you’ll be tired of all of it 6 months from now, but

you’ll still be paying for it. Is that new car smell really worth it?

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A REMINDER ABOUT CREDIT CARDSJust don’t. Really, don’t. Credit cards aren’t free money. You’ll be paying for purchases

long after the newness of them has worn off. It’s not worth the monthly payment.