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  • Life after school: Advice for new graduates

    Posted May 26 2008, 06:45 AM by Karen Datko Rating:

    This post comes from J.D. Roth at partner blog Get Rich Slowly.

    I recently gave my first-ever presentation about personal finance. I spoke to a group of about 70 graduating seniors from a nearby university. I was the fourth and final speaker of the evening. Before I talked about personal finance, the audience listened to three outstanding descriptions of life after college.

    Brian Reick

    The first speaker was Brian Reick, who described his experience of moving from job to job. He began knocking on doors right out of school and eventually found work. But the job wasn't perfect, and neither was he. He was fired after only two years. This experience taught him a couple things:   Read More...

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