After College

“They should teach personal finance in college.” “I wish I learned more about money in school instead of studying all that useless stuff.” I’ve seen a variation of this message on social media over the years. Personal finance is one of those topics that we have to figure out on our own as we go […]

“I don’t know what I want to do. I might just go back to school for now to figure things out.” I’ve heard this many times from readers who aren’t sure with what to do next in life. Never go back to college for another 4 years just because you’re not happy with your current

“I woke up at noon today and then caught up on Netflix.” This is what happens after you graduate from college. For the first time in your life you don’t have a set schedule. We don’t have anyone telling us what to do. It’s liberating, yet intimidating. What should you do after college? How do

“It’s not easy to transition to trying to learn how to actually budget, save for an emergency, decide what to eat based on what you can afford, planning for the future, and all of that. It’s never taught at any point. You’re just expected to figure it out on your own.” — my brother Pat

“30 is the new 20. It’s all good.” — said by most people on social media. You’re a few years removed from college. You haven’t found the perfect job yet nor do you really know your place in the world. You know that you want to travel and make lots of money (who doesn’t?). You