Hi, so like the title says, I’m somehow ended up in a crazy cool situation and want to make sure I don’t majorly fuck it up. I’m technically supposed to be a junior in college, but I’m graduating a year early (this May), so I guess I’m a senior. I lucked out last semester and ended up impressing the boss at my internship so much that he recommended me for a full time job at a startup in our industry that’s been doing really well, and, somehow, I got it. I followed all the tactics I’d read here about salary negotiation and somehow talked them into giving me a 20% increase in starting salary, which means I’m making $60K a year.
I have no real debts and my parents are paying my rent until I graduate in May, so I’m wondering what the best way to handle all of this money is. I work full time and go to school full time, so I really don’t have that many expenses other than food and the occasional drink (I just turned 21 last week).
Right now I’m planning on putting the rent money I’m not paying for the next few months ($1400/month, which is pretty decent for Manhattan) in a separate savings account for an emergency fund. But is there something else I should be doing with it? I realize I’m in a very lucky and privileged situation and I don’t want to squander it.
What would you do in my situation?
Submitted February 19, 2018 at 12:15PM by eurydicey http://ift.tt/2EAudmm
