Dianasart
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Welcome Me to the World of Money
Wow, cali has high cost of living still, right? Move to Texas.
Seriously though, yeah, learn some stuff first. Get a job anywhere and learn to save your money. Save up about $ 1500 and you should be able to open a no fee checking account at a local credit union. Just walk in with your money and tell the rep. you want a "no fee" account.
Get a "no annual fee" cash back credit card. Make small charges on it, and PAY your balance EVERY month! Discover or Capital One ... search the web. This will help you build your credit.
Take some time to figure out what you are passionate about (politics? people? science? being independent? ...etc.)
1. Take your list of things that really peak your interest and make a list of jobs that are related to those passions. (passion = helping people, jobs might = doctor, missionary, public defender, etc.) or (passion = being independent, jobs = business owner, professor, etc.)
2. Then make a list of attributes of those different jobs (pay scale, hours, interacts with people, doesn't interact with people... etc.)
3. When you have all that stuff mapped out, pick the career that has a list of attributes that are most attractive to you. Then go from one job to the next as you move towards your career goal. Remember, being 'employed' at anything will make you more likely to get a better job that's on your career path; so don't be afraid to take something that doesn't fit. You can always quit.
Seriously though, yeah, learn some stuff first. Get a job anywhere and learn to save your money. Save up about $ 1500 and you should be able to open a no fee checking account at a local credit union. Just walk in with your money and tell the rep. you want a "no fee" account.
Get a "no annual fee" cash back credit card. Make small charges on it, and PAY your balance EVERY month! Discover or Capital One ... search the web. This will help you build your credit.
Take some time to figure out what you are passionate about (politics? people? science? being independent? ...etc.)
1. Take your list of things that really peak your interest and make a list of jobs that are related to those passions. (passion = helping people, jobs might = doctor, missionary, public defender, etc.) or (passion = being independent, jobs = business owner, professor, etc.)
2. Then make a list of attributes of those different jobs (pay scale, hours, interacts with people, doesn't interact with people... etc.)
3. When you have all that stuff mapped out, pick the career that has a list of attributes that are most attractive to you. Then go from one job to the next as you move towards your career goal. Remember, being 'employed' at anything will make you more likely to get a better job that's on your career path; so don't be afraid to take something that doesn't fit. You can always quit.
lol, i just noticed you posted this question almost a year ago. Hope you're doing well. It's never too late to find out if your life is "On Mission" though ... whether or not you get to spend most of your time working on something that you are passionate about. That's the point of the exercise above.
hehe, you'd think I'd have more money given that I'm so passionate about it. My blog on making money:
MrMoneyHustler
hehe, you'd think I'd have more money given that I'm so passionate about it. My blog on making money:
MrMoneyHustler
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No, I don't have a job. I'm still working on recieving financial aid at the community college I attend.
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