Comments on: Top 10 Things That I Wish I Had Known When I Graduated College http://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/ Own the dollar....don't let the dollar own you. Tue, 01 May 2012 14:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Today's College Degrees Lose Their Value Faster Than New Carshttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-24173 Today's College Degrees Lose Their Value Faster Than New Cars Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:21:09 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-24173 [...] Image: Own The Dollar submit_url = 'http://www.politicususa.com/en/college-degree-value-car';PHP Freelancer Tags: college degree, college degree loses value faster than a new car, value of a college degree [...] [...] Image: Own The Dollar submit_url = 'http://www.politicususa.com/en/college-degree-value-car';PHP Freelancer Tags: college degree, college degree loses value faster than a new car, value of a college degree [...]

]]> By: Debt Advicehttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-11562 Debt Advice Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:41:21 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-11562 You're not wrong - this would have been helpful to have known when I left. You’re not wrong – this would have been helpful to have known when I left.

]]> By: GloombergNewshttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2504 GloombergNews Tue, 12 May 2009 00:58:46 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2504 Excellent list you have going here...please add being physically active / working out to the list here. I know this falls under hobbies but I feel that it is more than that...I go insane without it. Also, team sports in your city...something you might not have been doing much of in college but did in middle/high school. Excellent list you have going here…please add being physically active / working out to the list here. I know this falls under hobbies but I feel that it is more than that…I go insane without it. Also, team sports in your city…something you might not have been doing much of in college but did in middle/high school.

]]> By: Katehttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2224 Kate Mon, 04 May 2009 17:35:58 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2224 I love number 6 and number 8. I am so glad I worked part time and saved money all through college-- It allowed me to make a huge career transition a few years after graduating without having to stress too much about money. By storing away a small percentage of my pay each week, back then, it turns out I used the power of small to create an emergency fund that I never knew I would need. I love number 6 and number 8. I am so glad I worked part time and saved money all through college– It allowed me to make a huge career transition a few years after graduating without having to stress too much about money. By storing away a small percentage of my pay each week, back then, it turns out I used the power of small to create an emergency fund that I never knew I would need.

]]> By: MoneyEnergyhttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2219 MoneyEnergy Mon, 04 May 2009 16:02:40 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2219 Great points. I would even say don't wait until you graduate to start investing - you can be investing throughout college/university too. Lots of ways to get started even when you just have $25. Great points. I would even say don’t wait until you graduate to start investing – you can be investing throughout college/university too. Lots of ways to get started even when you just have $25.

]]> By: Roundup - Outliers Edition | Cash Money Lifehttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2193 Roundup - Outliers Edition | Cash Money Life Mon, 04 May 2009 00:21:45 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2193 [...] Top 10 Things That I Wish I Had Known When I Graduated College. This article should be read by all new high school and college grads. [...] [...] Top 10 Things That I Wish I Had Known When I Graduated College. This article should be read by all new high school and college grads. [...]

]]> By: Matt SFhttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2178 Matt SF Sun, 03 May 2009 15:02:29 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2178 Great list. I've seen #8 ruin a few of my friend's lives already. Not sure how many people heard this interview, but Warren Buffett said the "best investment" he ever made was... his marriage license! Great list. I’ve seen #8 ruin a few of my friend’s lives already.

Not sure how many people heard this interview, but Warren Buffett said the “best investment” he ever made was… his marriage license!

]]> By: SaveBuyLivehttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2174 SaveBuyLive Sun, 03 May 2009 13:53:50 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2174 Pretty good list. I don't really agree with you on points 2 and 3 though. If promotions are something you want you need to focus on them. You need to know the how the institution works and what your boss wants so that you can move up the ladder. Just being a workhorse isn't guaranteed to get you anywhere. Most jobs (or at least most of the ones I've had the fun of working at) are not meritocracies. "Do what you love" has to be the most obvious yet the most impossible to follow piece of career advice. What you love may not pay or may not even have many jobs available. Worse yet is that you might not even know what you love. Pretty good list. I don’t really agree with you on points 2 and 3 though.

If promotions are something you want you need to focus on them. You need to know the how the institution works and what your boss wants so that you can move up the ladder. Just being a workhorse isn’t guaranteed to get you anywhere. Most jobs (or at least most of the ones I’ve had the fun of working at) are not meritocracies.

“Do what you love” has to be the most obvious yet the most impossible to follow piece of career advice. What you love may not pay or may not even have many jobs available. Worse yet is that you might not even know what you love.

]]> By: Ryan @ SpendOnLifehttp://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/top-10-graduate-college/#comment-2102 Ryan @ SpendOnLife Fri, 01 May 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://ownthedollar.com/?p=982#comment-2102 You could write a book on number 5, that is the tricky one. If you aren't saving for periodic expenses you are spending more than you make. Great post, thanks. You could write a book on number 5, that is the tricky one. If you aren’t saving for periodic expenses you are spending more than you make.

Great post, thanks.

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