Hi!
I'm 21 years old, senior in college about to get a business degree with a semi concentration in advertising and looking at law schools as the next step.
I had some great luck with my undergraduate financial situation and because of this I have become a lot more educated and interested in personal finance in the past few years. My father works at the university and so I was able to attend with free tuition. This has allowed my parents to save a big chunk of change that they are willing to put toward my law school tuition so I will graduate with a law degree and minimal debt. I also took the opportunity to work through my undergrad years and build up what will be about $30,000 in savings when I finally graduate in May. I have a vanguard Roth IRA account that I've been filling up for a couple years, a couple mutual funds that I am working on diversifying, a small percentage in individual stocks, and a little bit in a money market because i may need to spend it in a month or two.
I've been reading a lot about frugality and such trying to prepare myself for when I start receiving a salary. My advertising BA has mostly just taught me to hate advertising and despise handing my money over to big companies. I realize law school is a bit of a risk as far as salary goes, but I'm accepted at some decent ones so far and still waiting on decisions from those that are ranked a bit higher.
Anyway! My goal at this juncture is just to retire as early as humanly possible. I'll be able to zero in a bit more when I start makin' dolla billz after school. This place seems like a good resource, so hopefully I'll stick around for awhile!
Bye!
I'm 21 years old, senior in college about to get a business degree with a semi concentration in advertising and looking at law schools as the next step.
I had some great luck with my undergraduate financial situation and because of this I have become a lot more educated and interested in personal finance in the past few years. My father works at the university and so I was able to attend with free tuition. This has allowed my parents to save a big chunk of change that they are willing to put toward my law school tuition so I will graduate with a law degree and minimal debt. I also took the opportunity to work through my undergrad years and build up what will be about $30,000 in savings when I finally graduate in May. I have a vanguard Roth IRA account that I've been filling up for a couple years, a couple mutual funds that I am working on diversifying, a small percentage in individual stocks, and a little bit in a money market because i may need to spend it in a month or two.
I've been reading a lot about frugality and such trying to prepare myself for when I start receiving a salary. My advertising BA has mostly just taught me to hate advertising and despise handing my money over to big companies. I realize law school is a bit of a risk as far as salary goes, but I'm accepted at some decent ones so far and still waiting on decisions from those that are ranked a bit higher.
Anyway! My goal at this juncture is just to retire as early as humanly possible. I'll be able to zero in a bit more when I start makin' dolla billz after school. This place seems like a good resource, so hopefully I'll stick around for awhile!
Bye!