What personal financial knowledge do you wish you had learned in college?

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No-name private university is a terrible idea. Go to community college the first two years and transfer to a state school instead and save thousands in loans.

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Max out IRA every year legally allowed

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What does that mean?

Joining big 4 means dealing with annoying independence restrictions.

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Agreed with PwC 1. Save everything I could while in college and put it in the market. Buy a place soon after getting out. Max out IRA each year

Hedgefundies triple leveraged portfolio

The discipline to control spending and not blowing money on "fun things" when you graduate.

People talk about saving here in this thread (all very true things), but you need to have money to save.

Control . You. Spending.

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Hi y’all! I’m a financial educator and my job is to help families in need of financial education! I help anyone on learning how money works here in the US & how to get rid of debt! I offer financial products that help you protect and grow your money. I’d love to help you out in reaching your personal financial needs!
I’m also always looking for people to hire!

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