http://consumerismcommentary.disqus.com/NoneenTue, 17 Jun 2008 01:03:10 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/06/16/financial-tips-for-college-graduates/#comment-21314276<p>I like number 2. I just graduated and am making $9/hr working as a deli clerk while I look for a job in my time off. The hard thing for me has been the decision to wait on getting a better paying job and study for a certain professional exam or just go out and get a job that pays better but is not in the field that I studied for. If I wait and take the exam I am looking at another 6 months as a deli clerk. If I look for a better paying job right away I end up working shift work at a power plant. The smell of that Deli makes me want to just get a better paying job and not wait.</p>dinoTue, 17 Jun 2008 01:03:10 -0000http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/06/16/financial-tips-for-college-graduates/#comment-21314275<p>I would not put too much emphasis on the first job, especially if the student studied hard an graduated without debt. The "real world" is a time to experiment, see what work preferences are, and maybe take a year off and work as a ski instructor. Of course if the student graduates with a mountain of debt, they have no choice but to graduate and put their nose right to the grindstone.</p>GregMon, 16 Jun 2008 13:07:34 -0000