Step To Manage Finance after University

You’ve done it, congratulations! Now, you’ve gotten your first degree and been set loose into the working professional world.

Now what?

There’s a good chance you have lingering student loans.

If you’re one of the lucky ones, you don’t have loans, but you’re still strapped for cash since it all went toward your education. And, of course, being a new degree-holder, your job is likely entry-level and not paying as much as you would like, or as much as you were earning in a previous career.

1. Firstly Identify

Firstly Identify

The first step to arranging finances, of course, is a source of income. If you’re not one of the ever-smaller percentage of graduates with a job straight out of college, let the search begin. In addition to sending out resumes and applications, don’t forget to work those contacts you’ve just spent four years collecting it could build a stable network.

Most universities or colleges have a career center that will help with finding leads and even acting as references. Professors, assistants, and fellow students may know somebody in your field who needs help. Call everyone even remotely connected to what you want to do until one of them finds you a lead! Even an internship will have the potential to turn into a career once you knock their socks off.
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2. Debt Elimination

Debt Elimination

Once you’ve got a source of income, the next step is to eliminate debt. Paying off student loans can be daunting, but it’s important to at least pay back the minimum amount each month, and more if possible.

Remember, the more you pay now, the less you’ll pay later! In the madness, it’s important not to forget about other sources of debt – credit cards, car payments, mortgages. Figure out how much you need to pay per month to pay them off by a certain date, and do it! These payments need to take priority.

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3. Cut it out!

Cut down expenses

After calculating how much money per month goes toward debt and necessary expenses such as groceries and gas, decide where you can cut back on expenses. Take advantage of technology, Konga and Jumia can helps you shop without driving all around town…petrol bills out. Also, you can directly cut down your expenses.
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4. Save-A-Lot

Just save a lot

Once you’ve started to eliminate debt and you’ve got a handle on expenses (and this step can take months or even years, so don’t feel bad about it!), it’s time to start saving for retirement. Of course you should always set aside cash for unexpected expenses (emergency funds) such as car troubles, or even for planned expenses such as a home, but planning for retirement is a whole different ballgame. Take advantage of a retirement seminar if your employer offers one.

No matter how young you may be, planning for retirement is essential. Saving for retirement should be nobody’s responsibility but your own – because no one else can be trusted.

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"This general roadmap to finances post-college may seem overwhelming or as if you’ll never have “fun money” again, but remember that living frugally now – by paying off debts, saving for the future and cutting back on expenses – is the key to financial prosperity in the future, especially if the economy should nosedive again in your lifetime."

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