Congratulations! You've made it through to the next level of the game. Like the video games many of us enjoy, life has it's graduating levels. Perhaps you're graduating from high school with average grades, and unsure about whether to give college a try, or to enter the work force. Or maybe you're leaving college, degree in hand, faced with the prospect of putting that degree to use in the field in which you were trained.
A word of advice: Be sure to celebrate this latest great achievement in your life...for five minutes. Though it seems your whole life is laid out before you, decisions made today, even the trivial ones, have a lasting impact on your life. Your financial standing, for instance, requires some immediate attention. If you've found that job after high school or college, the smart move is to start collecting the names of professionals who will positively impact your life. Included in this group is a Realtor, mortgage lender, accountant, and financial planner. When is the time to search these people out? Once you're established in your new position--either through the granting of permanent job status, or after the successful lapse of an employment probation period.
Don't make the very common mistake of thinking you're too young to get started on this road, because this is the time to learn good habits, and how wealth is earned and distributed. If you have a feeling of intimidation, keep in mind this feeling is natural, borne out of our typical fear of the unknown...precisely the reason to seek out good people to trust and to learn from.
So...what are you waiting for? Grab life "by the horns" and live! Call us today for a friendly conversation. We promise to be much less boring than that econ teacher you had junior year!
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