Comments on: Real Life 101: Ten Things You Must Do After College

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:30:33 +0000

This is never easy.

By: My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life

My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:51:59 +0000

10 Things You Must Do After College…

I am stealing this post from Newly Corporate, courtesy of Dan. You can click through to get his expansive reasons for each.
1. Start a Roth IRA for retirement.
When I graduated college one of the first things I can remember doing was starting a Vanguar…

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:00:59 +0000

All good advice which I follow (having a cheep/financial industry mom helps). I agree with Nate, I’m not feeling the benefits of this behavior but I’m trusting that someday I will be and feel better off than my peers.

By: 10 Things You Must Do After College

10 Things You Must Do After College — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:51:24 +0000

[...] am stealing this post from Newly Corporate, courtesy of Dan. You can click through to get his expansive reasons for each. [...]

By: ramenrentresumes.com

ramenrentresumes.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:59:07 +0000

This has such great, practical advice! I will probably link to it on my blog at some point!

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:19:17 +0000

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By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:38:57 +0000

I follow every single one of those tips and life still isnt all that grand. Maybe it takes a few years before you start to see rewards for past behaviors.

By: stetoscope

stetoscope — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:46:16 +0000

I left college 7 years ago and those tips would have changed my life.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:14:10 +0000

I have money… i just dont think Im saving it the best way. Some of it is chilling in a CD, some is in a savings account. I just didn’t know if there was some way to get my company to start a 401k. My dad is in financial advisory so I suppose I could tap him… but I hate relying on my parents! Ha. Thanks Dan.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:09:30 +0000

@sam 401(k)s are invested in the market and now that it is down, it is a good time to be buying stocks. Remember that 401(k) is all long term stuff, so don’t worry about if the market is up or down now.

@kristi You need to be saving your money somewhere. I always considered Roth IRAs the best thing to do with your extra cash. You may want to consider a regular IRA if you don’t have a 401(k) at work. If you are talking about small sums of money, I’d go with the Roth. If this is your only retirement vehicle then consider the regular IRA.

Also, I recommend speaking with a real financial planner. I am not licensed or certified in any way.