Money Concerns for Recent Graduates

[ckBejug]

Well, let us hope you live long enough to make that worthwhile.

Ok, thanks, uhm, I think, whatever you mean by that. Believe me, I will. You'll hear about me yet.

[loseyourname]

Ok, thanks, uhm, I think, whatever you mean by that.

I just mean that a quick start is pretty worthless if it's followed by a quick finish. Not that I'm expecting you to die young or anything. I'm sure once you start working on stem-cells again, you'll lengthen all of our lives, right?

By the way, this goes to the Career Forum.

[Anonymouse]

With the money I pay every month for my loans I could afford the rent to live alone somewhere for $1500/month. Writing those checks is SO hard. Damn you loans!!!!!

That's what you get for goin to school!

You should have just settled for being another wage worker, or in your previous life prayed to God so he can make you born into a wealthy family, like the Harrimans or Morgans or the Berenstein Bears of the Eastern Establishment or something.

[Siggie]

yay

What are you studying btw?

Experimental Psychology. I'm kind of all over the place in interests though. For PhD I'll do either Cognition, Social, or Psych and Law.

[loseyourname]

Experimental Psychology. I'm kind of all over the place in interests though. For PhD I'll do either Cognition, Social, or Psych and Law.

See, if you were a professor at a professional school, like law or medicine or engineering or something, you'd make much better money. Psychology is one of the lowest paying degrees around, and will continue to be.

[Siggie]

See, if you were a professor at a professional school, like law or medicine or engineering or something, you'd make much better money. Psychology is one of the lowest paying degrees around, and will continue to be.

Thanks for the info, but I didn't choose my interest based on what pays more.
I could do a joint JD and PhD program, but it would take 6 or 7 years. I'd also have to apply to and get into the law school of whatever university. I may try and do that after getting in... I don't want to limit my chances right now or have to take the LSAT too.

[loseyourname]

Thanks for the info, but I didn't choose my interest based on what pays more.

Well, if loving what you do is more important to you, then stop worrying about the money you'll make. I'm sure it'll be enough to live off of. If not, it sounds like your boyfriend makes plenty. Keep him around.

[Siggie]

Well, if loving what you do is more important to you, then stop worrying about the money you'll make. I'm sure it'll be enough to live off of. If not, it sounds like your boyfriend makes plenty. Keep him around.

Yeah, he'll be at around 100k in 5-10 years I think. Won't do me any good if he keeps spending it on the car though.

[loseyourname]

loseyourname good job with the honesty but come on man. don't discourage people like that lol. there's always other options for ANYTHING.
not everyone's single main concern is money.
ck about your loans. why did you have to start this thread and get me thinking about my life when I stop goin to college? why? why? lol

Still studying architectural history or whatever it was?

[loseyourname]

I ask because you mention having concerns about what you'll do when you graduate. I know because you told me a while back and I have a good memory for such things.