Advice for Young People Who Just Finished School

During my high school’s years, I wondered on a daily basis what I was aiming to after I finished school. I dreamed of becoming a medical doctor, an archeologist or even a philosopher—certainly, I didn’t have a real idea of what I wanted. During my senior year of high school, all these dreams were truncated after I was kicked out of my house at the middle of the year. When the time to choose a career came, I had fewer options due to the lack of economical support from my parents and because I had missed the opportunities to apply for scholarships. For these reasons, I started to look for the different options that I could get for free. I looked the different pedagogies, some engineering programs, among others; but I decided to study english

Although finance is a world within its own it is still very important to know the most basic way to manage your money or even knowing how invest your money.

College is not worth the time and effort because there more to life after high school then just college and the military is a better alternative right after high school.

After graduating high school mostly everyone has both high hopes and dreams, people whom have high hopes for the career life ahead of them seem to run into manys different obstacles along the way. After graduating high school I finally came to a conclusion of what I wanted to do with my life. My senior year in high school not only did my hopes change multiple times they also changed tremendously. One of the biggest obstacles that I ran into or that I face everyday is my cell phone. My cell phone is my biggest issue when it comes to anything its almost like its impossible for me to put it down. With social media being as big as it is today my head seems to stay in either instagram or snapchat 98% of the day. rather than my phone I seem to run

At present, being a young adult has an impact on my financial thinking on behavior because I am focusing primarily on my career. For instance, without graduating from college, I will not be able have a higher wage occupation which will allow to me to focus on other life stages such as middle and older adulthood where expenses are higher and investments can be contracted for (Rachel Siegel and Carol Yacht, 2013, p. 11). Risk-taking is not of interest to me because I do not have a

Students are asked simple personal finance questions, yet most are uneducated about what the right answers are to those questions. Knowing about personal finance before adulthood can help future generations not repeat the same mistakes as past generations. People who don't have a basic knowledge about financial literacy tend to not plan for retirement, and are more likely to borrow money with high interests rates not knowing how much it will cost them (Shepard). Learning to create a budget, saving money, and using a credit card with understanding the fees and the interest rate are basic concepts but are usually misunderstood until later in life. Personal finance questions come up in adults life's everyday, however some adults can find these questions to be very difficult. By educating young adults with every day life situations about personal finance knowledge before adulthood can eliminate poor financial decisions later in

Nearly 80% of teens are currently working 20 plus hours a week just to try and make a minimal living. Most teenagers that go to college end college in $30,000 in student loan debt. No wonder the idea of going to college after high school is becoming an unpopular idea for teenagers who are faced with thousands of dollars of debt after college and their only 21, and trying to make a living while trying to go to college is nearly impossible. Let alone trying to start a life while a life of debt is looming in college student’s futures. Most young people end up not being able to start their life’s because it is simply too expensive. Many students after college end up putting off living on their own, starting a family and end up

Before you decide to make your very first investment, try to ask yourself the following questions. "At what point will you require the money you have invested?" "Will it be after 6 months, a year, 5 years or perhaps much longer?", "Are you trying to lay a nest egg for your sunset years?", "Are seeking to obtain the necessary funds to finance your college education or perhaps seeking money to buy a home?" "On the other hand, do wish to establish an estate that you want to leave for your beneficiaries upon your demise?"

The most impactful thing I learned throughout my short career in dealing with finance, is the importance of saving your money that you work hard for, investing the money, and having the money in turn work for you. I have chose to begin investing early because being smart with my money long term is crucial for me to being able to accomplish my financial goals. I will be pursing a career in corporate finance, and my hope is to one-day work for a company that provides me with an opportunity to achieve my long-term goals in life. On top of the opportunity, I want my company to also provide the benefits of assisting with my investment goals as well. Unlike many college students my age, I have already begun my investing through

Welcome to the third installment in our college series. If you've missed out on any of them, you can check out the drive to the orientation and meeting the roommate and whether you should let your college student take the car to school or not. It’s nearing that time; your teen is going to be heading off to college. Your emotions are mixed and while you may be feeling proud of your teen for their accomplishments, you are also sad to see them leave the nest. Being a parent has its challenges and rewards. Sending your teen off to college for the first time is one event that falls under both of those categories. This however, doesn’t have to be the end of you spending time with your teen though; there are quite a few things you can do to savor

Sophomore year was a year of change, tough decisions, and many hardships. My parents had just gotten back together from what felt like an endless six months of separation. Their marriage was still rocky as well as my trust in my dad. While it seemed as if my life was starting to fall back into place, I was hit with a major curveball. My dad had lost his job causing instability in an already unsteady family. After a few months of searching my dad found a job. Except, his new job would take us to Grand Rapids, Michigan requiring us to leave our home in Arizona. This meant that when sophomore year came to an end I would be leaving everything I knew to start a new life 1,564 miles away. At first I was adamantine to moving and was willing to do

Sadly, without a foothold in the market, many of today’s young professionals are putting themselves in a precarious financial situation. “If your money is solely in cash or cash equivalents,” said virtual advisor Andrew McFadden, founder of Panoramic Financial Advice in Fresno, CA, “chances are you won’t even keep up with inflation.” Plus, he added, younger investors have a distinct advantage over their parents. The more time your money has to compound, the more powerful your investment potential. (The difference between starting early and waiting until later can add up to as much as $1 million.)

In February during the finales months of my senior year in high school, I began to start thinking about my life after high school. I had no idea of what I wanted to be in life. I knew I had liked arguing with people and standing up for what I believe. Then one day, I was watching one of my favorite movies “Legally Blonde”. A brief summary of the movie is that it is about a “dumb blonde’ girl who gets the opportunity of a lifetime to become a lawyer by attending Harvard Law School. In the beginning, she was lost but somehow turns everything around and proves to the world that blondes are smart, and that you can do anything if you have faith in yourself. After watching this movie, a light bulb had lit up in my head, and I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be a lawyer. I was unaware on the steps it took to be a Lawyer, so I asked my teacher about what I should major in to become one. She told me to major in political science. I had never heard this word before so I researches it to find more about it.

Putting aside a specified sum of money and expecting some kind of return out of it within a certain time period is what financial investment is all about. Various types of financial investments are mutual funds, fixed deposits, bonds, stock equities, real estate, gold/silver and precious stones.

There's a big difference between wanting to start investing your money and actually being realistically able to. While most people would love to be a part of the world of investing, for one reason or another, they're simply not able to. If you've reached the point where you think you're ready, consider the following information, which can help you carve a successful path into your investment prospects.