http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/06/16/financial-tips-for-college-graduates/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/06/16/financial-tips-for-college-graduates/#comment-157379 dino Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:03:10 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=3357#comment-157379 I like number 2. I just graduated and am making $9/hr working as a deli clerk while I look for a job in my time off. The hard thing for me has been the decision to wait on getting a better paying job and study for a certain professional exam or just go out and get a job that pays better but is not in the field that I studied for. If I wait and take the exam I am looking at another 6 months as a deli clerk. If I look for a better paying job right away I end up working shift work at a power plant. The smell of that Deli makes me want to just get a better paying job and not wait. I like number 2. I just graduated and am making $9/hr working as a deli clerk while I look for a job in my time off. The hard thing for me has been the decision to wait on getting a better paying job and study for a certain professional exam or just go out and get a job that pays better but is not in the field that I studied for. If I wait and take the exam I am looking at another 6 months as a deli clerk. If I look for a better paying job right away I end up working shift work at a power plant. The smell of that Deli makes me want to just get a better paying job and not wait.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/06/16/financial-tips-for-college-graduates/#comment-157229 Greg Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:07:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=3357#comment-157229 I would not put too much emphasis on the first job, especially if the student studied hard an graduated without debt. The "real world" is a time to experiment, see what work preferences are, and maybe take a year off and work as a ski instructor. Of course if the student graduates with a mountain of debt, they have no choice but to graduate and put their nose right to the grindstone. I would not put too much emphasis on the first job, especially if the student studied hard an graduated without debt. The “real world” is a time to experiment, see what work preferences are, and maybe take a year off and work as a ski instructor. Of course if the student graduates with a mountain of debt, they have no choice but to graduate and put their nose right to the grindstone.

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