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Graduate into the Real World

The Firsts

Now that you’ve graduated college, you’re entering a new phase we like to call “The Firsts.” You’re getting your first job, your first apartment, and more. Here, you’ll get the inside scoop on how to handle them.

This is a guest post by Monique Jones, owner/webmaster of Moniqueblog an alternative entertainment site focusing on how movies, comics, and cartoons can teach tolerance and acceptance of others. I consider myself a very intelligent woman, but just because I’m intelligent doesn’t necessarily mean I’m smart all of the time. One instance where my intelligence […]

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Or does it? The answer is: sometimes. I was clothes-shopping with a friend this past weekend and, once again, we were struck by how wildly womens’ clothing sizes vary. One brand’s medium is nothing like another brand’s. Same goes for actual number sizes. And don’t get me started on the difference between one size and […]

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This is a 5 Part Series explaining the basics of good credit. The last factor in determining good credit is your mix of secured credit and unsecured credit. Secured credit is credit that has collateral. A car loan is secured because the car is collateral, meaning that if you can’t pay the loan, the bank […]

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Building a Better Breakfast Have you ever taken a good look at the word “breakfast”? It’s made of up two words that tell you exactly what breakfast is: “break”-ing the “fast”. The “fast” is the period of time you’ve slept, hopefully for several hours in a row. You’re not eating during this time, unlike during […]

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This is a 5 Part Series explaining the basics of good credit. The fourth factor in determining your credit score is the number of new credit inquiries made on your behalf. Anytime you allow a potential creditor to access your credit report, the credit reporting agency will treat this as an inquiry. Your score is […]

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