Do not procrastinate career choices, always move towards something even if your unsure if it will work out.
If you dont continue moving forward you will always fall behind.
Get a credit card and put regular monthly expenses on it.
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Pay it off every month.
You dont need everything new.
Theres always something newer, something better, something improved.
Look at both new and used options.
If youre college bound, community colleges are great options to get started on your first 2 years.
There are a lot of gen-eds to get through and theyre all the same wherever you go.
you could always go visit another school on the weekend if you gotta party.
Plus, you dont have the distraction mid-week if you better work and study.
Get a job if you dont have one.
Doesnt matter what it is.
Employers ask about gaps in employment.
Handling school and work at the same time is a desirable skill.
You meet people at work.
You make connections at work.
You get references at work.
No matter if its McDonalds, cutting grass, interning in an office, etc work is good.
If you say youll do something, do it.
Be the person people can count on to get things done or help out.
Itll come around when you need help or when there are rewards to be had.
Find something that you enjoy or that will contribute to body-goals you desire.
Working out now will make it easier to work out later in life.
As for food-this is how youll maintain a healthy weight.
Ditch soda if at all possible.
Theres coffee and tea if you need caffeine.
Limit your portions and your snacks.
Eat more veggies and fruit and less meat and grain.
It doesnt matter how much you eat now, improving those proportions will help contribute to your overall health.
Theres constantly more studies coming out saying that the best diet is more plant-based than animal based.
You dont need to be vegan, but just keep it in check.
Small changes make big difference in life.
You dont need to overhaul your entire life all at once.
Worry less about what other people think.
Do what you gotta and what your enjoy and youll be happier.
I guess thats enough wisdom from me.
Hopefully some of that will sound good to you and contribute positively.
Key word is convinced.
5.Get a credit card and only buy gas with it.
Pay it off each month.
This will build up your credit.
DO NOT buy anything on that credit card that you cant pay off at the end of each month.
7.Any loose change you have around the house, put in a jar and keep putting change in it.
You will be surprised how much money you have after a year.
8.You may think youre an adult and all grown up but you have so much more to experience.
If youre having relationship problems with your boyfriend/girlfriend, its not the end of the world.
You will have many more relationships and grow as a person with each one.
Being on time and showing up every day for work will take you far.
Getting therapy and showing your emotions is natural, and healthy.
Be who you are and say what you feel ALWAYS.
You are a person, treat yourself like one.
Also, share your smile with others because seeing others smile because of you will help you smile more.
Theyre contagious and they will help you through the darkest times.
There is almost zero difference in the first two years of undergrad for most programs.
You have to be nuts to pay thousands more just to do those at a four-year school.
12.If possible, live with your parents rent-free as long as possible.
13.You are the one in charge of your own life now.
Dont blindly follow what anyone else thinks you should do if you disagree.
Do your research, trust trustworthy people, and follow your own logic.
14.Dont loan money to people.
If their own bank wont lend them money, neither should you.
15.Dont give a shit about what other people think.
Do what makes you happy as long as its legal and follows your code of morals.
You were born into your life to live, so live it your way.
16.If you havent already, start saving for retirement.
17.Dont marry too young.
Chances are you wont really know who you are until youre about 30.
In your 20s go nuts and have fun.
18.Learn to say no.
You dont have to be nice if it is a bother to you.
Also you dont owe anyone anything.
Look after yourself first and foremost.
19.You may think you have a plan for life.
21.Dont be a fool, wrap your tool (or have your penis-having partner wrap their tool).
Babies are expensive as hell and they wreck lives when theyre unplanned, doubly so when youre young.
22.Use protection, and no means no.
In fact, anything but a yes means no.
23.Study/work hard on whatever you want to do in life.
Dont pressurise yourself by constantly looking towards the next thing, wishing for the future etc.
Remember to have lots of fun and make the most of each day, whatever it brings.
24.Everyone seems to know what they are doing.
Dont worry, its a trick.
25.Dont despair if you hate your first few jobs.
They arent your destiny.
26.Who you are now isnt who youll be in 6 years for sure.
27.Casual sex is fine.
But theres really no such thing as sex with no strings attached.
Sex creates bonding hormones.
You literally catch feelings from having sex, and thats not a choice its a biological reaction.
Thats a relatable way of saying, your actions have consequences.
And now that youre legally adult, think your actions through all the way.
Not just the short term consequences, but the long term ones as well.
You have plenty of time to find the right match.
Enjoy single life while you’ve got the option to.
29.Marry for love and friendship.
Everything in moderation…including moderation!
31.Dont dismiss the advice that older people give you.
It gets way harder as you get older, so figure it out now while you are still young.
Work out regularly but dont push yourself too hard.
All those injuries can come back to haunt you later.
If you already smoke, quit right fuckin now!
If you have a good relationship, or even semi-good, call them.
Take pictures, of them and you, and both of you together.
Visit them as often as possible.
Send cards even if you dont like them.
Tag them on stuff on Facebook.
TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM.
I just lost my mom on Monday, and its killing me that I didnt do more.
Once theyre gone, whatever you did was never enough.
36.Think of this every once in awhile, What does future you want you to do today?
Compound interest applies to your life, not just to your money.
37.Listen to understand, not to respond.
Yeah you are legally an adult now but your mind and body still have much growing to do.
Be patient, think about your actions, and have fun.
39.If youre going to college, use your summers wisely.
The best thing I did in college was getting internships at different companies with very different jobs every summer.
It really helps you figure out what you want to do without much risk.
41.Dont be to hard on yourself and dont compare yourself to others.
42.Ask out the girls who are 2 leagues out of your class, youll be surprised.
43.Always assume your bosses, parents, teachers, future prospective employers, or significant others are watching you.
44.Dont drink and drive, and dont get into a car with anyone who has been drinking.
Find a cab, call a genuinely sober friend, or get an uber/lyft.
Shit, walk if you have to.
All of those are better than being paralyzed or dead.
Hold yourself to that same standard too.
Park that shit and walk, or see steps above.
Better than living your life with an arrest record and possibly knowing you hurt/killed someone else.
If you might get the keys from a drunk friend; do it.
For all of the reasons above.
And a good friend will learn and thank you later.
Lastly, apply all of the above to weed and any other drug.
46.Realize what you have, until it turns into what you had.
47.Eating a bunch of takeout will make you fat and broke a lot faster than youd think.
48.Think VERY hard if youre getting a tattoo.
My kids still make fun of the one I did when Ijustturned 18.
Basically any permanent decision you take at this age will have consequences.
49.Take money a lot more seriously than the others around you.
50.you’re able to legally be held accountable by dumb shit you do now.
Be really careful about that.
