Comments on: Move “home” after College http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Matt Goldberg http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-18 Matt Goldberg Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:29:26 +0000 http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-18 @Susan - Great points. As a twenty-something myself I see both points in equal light. Moving back in with relatives is a sure way to control your own destiny a year out when you are sitting with more money in the bank than you would have if you were paying rent every month instead. On the other hand, all the "holding your hand" that goes on when you are living with relatives can definitely hold you back in your progression of financial independence. Thanks for your input! @Susan - Great points. As a twenty-something myself I see both points in equal light. Moving back in with relatives is a sure way to control your own destiny a year out when you are sitting with more money in the bank than you would have if you were paying rent every month instead. On the other hand, all the “holding your hand” that goes on when you are living with relatives can definitely hold you back in your progression of financial independence. Thanks for your input!

]]> By: Susan http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-17 Susan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:42:34 +0000 http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-17 Getting your financial foothold in order after college can be difficult. Sometimes moving back in with your parents is the right thing to do, but ultimately, you have to take control of your future. Learning how to manage your money well is one way to do this. Look to resources like pre-paid cards which are good tools to transition yourself to using credit. They pay you $10 for signing up, and you can use the service from your computer or mobile phone. Getting your financial foothold in order after college can be difficult. Sometimes moving back in with your parents is the right thing to do, but ultimately, you have to take control of your future. Learning how to manage your money well is one way to do this. Look to resources like pre-paid cards which are good tools to transition yourself to using credit. They pay you $10 for signing up, and you can use the service from your computer or mobile phone.

]]> By: Ryan Paugh http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-15 Ryan Paugh Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:40:07 +0000 http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-15 After college, I moved back in with my parents for 4 months while I searched for a decent job. I wasn't lucky enough to get recruited right out of college so I held down a part-time job as a liquor store night manager while I used my days to find my true career path. I eventually ended up finding a corporate job (not my dream) and once I had a few months worth of salary saved, I made the decision to finally move out. Even though my few months at home were stressful and somewhat annoying, I don't regret my decision. If I had not saved up that money, I wouldn't have been able to leave that corporate job for bigger and better things 8 months down the road. Well, I could've, but I would have that tiny cushion of savings to pay for the big transition. All and all, you shouldn't listen to the "don't move back with your parents hype." Do what's best for you. If that means moving back in with loving parents while you figure out what your next step should be, so be it. Not everyone out there has this option...but we should all be so lucky. After college, I moved back in with my parents for 4 months while I searched for a decent job. I wasn’t lucky enough to get recruited right out of college so I held down a part-time job as a liquor store night manager while I used my days to find my true career path.

I eventually ended up finding a corporate job (not my dream) and once I had a few months worth of salary saved, I made the decision to finally move out.

Even though my few months at home were stressful and somewhat annoying, I don’t regret my decision. If I had not saved up that money, I wouldn’t have been able to leave that corporate job for bigger and better things 8 months down the road. Well, I could’ve, but I would have that tiny cushion of savings to pay for the big transition.

All and all, you shouldn’t listen to the “don’t move back with your parents hype.” Do what’s best for you. If that means moving back in with loving parents while you figure out what your next step should be, so be it.

Not everyone out there has this option…but we should all be so lucky.

]]> By: Employee Evolution - Two more ways family can help your career http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-14 Employee Evolution - Two more ways family can help your career Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:01:27 +0000 http://thebigtransition.com/2007/12/18/move-home-after-college/#comment-14 [...] Goldberg, of The Big Transition wrote an interesting post about “the relative option.” Matt tells a story about his cousin, Jess, who graduated from [...] […] Goldberg, of The Big Transition wrote an interesting post about “the relative option.” Matt tells a story about his cousin, Jess, who graduated from […]

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