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Originally posted by sororitygirl2
Agreed. Credit cards are satan.
My parents paid EVERYTHING while I was in school - including whatever credit card debt I racked up. Bless their souls, they thought they were helping. But when I hit the real world, I didn't really have a concept of money. Now I am paying - hard core.
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Man Im with you. My parents never let me work or anything. They paid for everything while I was in college, even the credit card I had was in their name.
Once I got out and graduated then got married man I had to do a relaity check. At first I spent then the bills came and I was like wtf why is everything so damn expensive. Then I realized how great it was when they paid lol. I too have a nice credit card that I racked up that I pay out the butt in interest, but thank goodness for the hubby cause I wouldnt have learned to budget and save. I didnt know anything about saving before we got married, but once we compbine our stuff I had to learn and fast lol. He isnt a spender like me. I still get to get stuff when were out, I turn on my charm lol or beg, but def nowhere near as much as I did when we first graduated.
Be prepared if you didnt live on your own before or if your parents paid for things, that bills can add up and FAST. Electric, Gas, Phone, Satallite, Water, Groceries, Insurance, hubbys school loan payments, rent or morgage, man it all adds up fast every month. I know I wish I won some thing that paid all my bills for a year, I could really save if I didnt have to pay bills lol...
I agree dont lose touch with friends. It gets sooo hard. My maid of honor and hubby best man are our 2 best friends, but we have only seen them like 4 times this year so far. We used to live with the best man and my maid of honor lived down the street so I miss seeing them everyday and talking to them. Sometimes we go a month without talking. Even if they dont email or call, call or email them just to say hi. It gets crazy when you are out there working full time.
Save.......
Youll regret it later if you dont. We all know we wanted nice things when we got out, new car, new furniture, new stuff, but dont go splurge too much. You know youll want to save to buy a house or save for something big later, dont spend all you have right away or youll regret it and wish you had that money back later.