From the course: Personal Finance Tips and Tricks

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Postgraduation decisions

Postgraduation decisions

- So you're coming up on graduation. Congratulations. After all that hard work, it's a wonderful accomplishment and an education is an investment that stays with you for life and now the good part starts. You have the freedom to spend your time as you wish. Once you've got income, you've got freedom to choose how you spend your money, right? And I'm gonna pop your bubble right there. It's the decisions you make post graduation that will impact the next 10 and maybe more years of your life. - Here are four things to remember as you head out into the world. Number one, accept that only you can make your financial life work. It's no one else's job to do that. It's yours. Think of it this way. You've worked so hard to get where you are and you're going to continue to work hard to earn your living. Don't ever think that you can figure out money later because guess what? Your life only gets more complicated from here. Keep it simple. Spend less than you earn. Prioritize paying off any debts…

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