Comments on: Career Planning After Your College Graduation http://studenomics.com/new-grads/how-to-survive-your-first-year/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maureen http://studenomics.com/new-grads/how-to-survive-your-first-year/#comment-33 Maureen Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:08:24 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=121#comment-33 I do exactly the same. I cut out silly coffees and lunches out so that I have enough for a wonderful experience abroad. Okay so this isn't what everyone's passion may be but I think a lot of students fall into the trap of drinking and partying to excess because university is labelled in this way. I think people who struggle financially in their first year should take a step back and really assess what they really want. Is clubbing five nights a week really making me happy? Do I even have time to club five nights a week? If your passion truly is clubbing then fair enough but there must be other parts in your life where you spend money that doesn't bring much in the way of satisfaction. If you cut back in that area then you will can put the savings towards your clubbing budget. In life you can't win financially in every way without some sort of effort or sacrifice at the beginning. Much like life your student years will show you that sacrifices need to be made to prevent a complete, financial meltdown. I do exactly the same. I cut out silly coffees and lunches out so that I have enough for a wonderful experience abroad. Okay so this isn’t what everyone’s passion may be but I think a lot of students fall into the trap of drinking and partying to excess because university is labelled in this way.

I think people who struggle financially in their first year should take a step back and really assess what they really want. Is clubbing five nights a week really making me happy? Do I even have time to club five nights a week? If your passion truly is clubbing then fair enough but there must be other parts in your life where you spend money that doesn’t bring much in the way of satisfaction. If you cut back in that area then you will can put the savings towards your clubbing budget. In life you can’t win financially in every way without some sort of effort or sacrifice at the beginning. Much like life your student years will show you that sacrifices need to be made to prevent a complete, financial meltdown.

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