Having a Plan for After Graduation
October 16th 2007 20:17
Having a plan for after you graduate is definitely a good thing. You can’t just sit around without a job at your parents’ house forever, (or can you?). That is why I am happy to announce that I actually have a plan! And I’m taking my own advice on how to live cheap(er).
For starters, I’m moving in with someone else. It’s a two bedroom apartment, for $395 a month. (You all wish you could live in an apartment that cheap). That means I will be paying $197.50 a month on rent. That’s only $40 more than my car payment.
Secondly, I don’t eat expensive food. I hate expensive restaurants because their food always tastes disgusting to me.
I also have a plan for furniture. I have two sets since the ‘rents are divorced, so someone will be hauling a dresser up to me in the back of a van. As for a bed, I have a semi-plan in my head. I need to ask a person about this though, so we’ll see. (I’m trying to borrow a bed. Have you ever borrowed a bed from someone? I’ll let you know how this goes).
I already do the free sample thing as well. I just got some toothpaste a couple weeks ago. I’m not picky about toothpaste!
Finally, there is the graduation money thing. Since I don’t know if I can actually count on that, I’m not thinking about it yet. If free money comes, I will gladly accept it though!
The rest of the plan, besides moving, involves getting a job. I have just applied to the library I already work at as a student worker, for a cataloging position. A “real people” job that comes with benefits and everything.
While only the moving part of the equation is actually in place, I feel better knowing I will have a place to sleep while looking for a job.
Many of you probably don’t worry about graduation yet, because it won’t happen until May or June. But I encourage you to think about some of it; even just researching possibilities will help you later on.
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For starters, I’m moving in with someone else. It’s a two bedroom apartment, for $395 a month. (You all wish you could live in an apartment that cheap). That means I will be paying $197.50 a month on rent. That’s only $40 more than my car payment.
Secondly, I don’t eat expensive food. I hate expensive restaurants because their food always tastes disgusting to me.
I also have a plan for furniture. I have two sets since the ‘rents are divorced, so someone will be hauling a dresser up to me in the back of a van. As for a bed, I have a semi-plan in my head. I need to ask a person about this though, so we’ll see. (I’m trying to borrow a bed. Have you ever borrowed a bed from someone? I’ll let you know how this goes).
I already do the free sample thing as well. I just got some toothpaste a couple weeks ago. I’m not picky about toothpaste!
Finally, there is the graduation money thing. Since I don’t know if I can actually count on that, I’m not thinking about it yet. If free money comes, I will gladly accept it though!
The rest of the plan, besides moving, involves getting a job. I have just applied to the library I already work at as a student worker, for a cataloging position. A “real people” job that comes with benefits and everything.
While only the moving part of the equation is actually in place, I feel better knowing I will have a place to sleep while looking for a job.
Many of you probably don’t worry about graduation yet, because it won’t happen until May or June. But I encourage you to think about some of it; even just researching possibilities will help you later on.
Related Posts:
Why College Students (Especially Almost Graduates) Need an Emergency Fund
Job Search
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