I'm scared of life after high school.?

Question

Do you have any tips to tell me about how to be succesful at life and living on my own? If so, tell me the do's and donts.

Answer 1

I've learned a few very important lessons in the last four years...

1. Don't work for a corporation unless you're in management. Otherwise you're just a number.
2. Never work for and rent an apartment from the same group or person.
3. You'll find out pretty quick that the lessons you learned about dealing with different types of people in high school might have changed... but only slightly. Make friends with who you can, be aware of backstabbers, and never let an enemy get advantage.
4. Do what you love, love what you do. If you hate your job, remember that you're still young, and you still have plenty of time to quit it and find one you like. Do NOT let yourself get chained to a paycheck!

And,
5. You're going to make mistakes, lots of them. Pick up the pieces and make sure you learn your lesson, but don't let guilt or anger at yourself blind you into making more mistakes afterward, for those there's no excuse.

Good luck!

Oh, and most important,
Be Happy!

Answer 2

I'm with you in that boat!! I'm terrifiedof life after high school.

Answer 3

Live within your means.
Go to college----continue education!
Be safe and be careful.
Don't be afraid! F.(false) E. (evidence) A. (appearing) R. (real)
Don't move a man in for security. Take up Kickboxing or some form of martial arts training.
Be in it to win it!

Answer 4

do establish a good work ethic. don't party too much. growing up is scary, but the alternative sucks. establish a good support system with friends family coworkers etc

Answer 5

Be afraid...be very afraid.....Don't get married untill after college...don't have kids untill you can financially afford them.
Do start as early as possible .. a retirement fund...it comes faster than you think....Don't try to live a million dollar life on a 2 dollar budget....sometimes I wish I only had homework and pimples to worry about.

Answer 6

Never show you WANT something to a seller, let it be appliances or a car or home. They'll try to get ya like that.

Answer 7

Open up a Roth IRA (investing in no-load mutual funds) before you are 25 years old. Keep investing the maximum amount each year (which is currently $4,000 dollars). If you decided to stop investing after ten years, by the time you retire, you would have over $1million dollars. And that is TAX FREE MONEY. Do this and you will thank me for the rest of your life. Heres the break down - invest 40% in VTI, 25% in VB, 25% in VWO, and 10% in VNQ. As you get closer to retirement, you may want to start investing in a Bond Index Fund. AGG is really good. However, while you're young, you shouldn't worry about bonds for now. You may want to start by opening a sharebuilder account then rolling it over to a vanguard account when you have reached $25,000+. And remember to rebalance the account each year to keep your percentages listed above the same. Good luck!

Answer 8

i dont have any tips cuz i have 2 months of college left and i'm scared out of my mind. i got a loan to pay and no job prospects yet and my bf lives overseas. sucks to be me i kno. all i can say is pray. if u looking for a job apply to everything even those u dont think u would like or be good at...jus take a chance cuz in life u never kno...or at least thats what i tell myself.

Answer 9

Show kindness, care, and consideration for others; be ruthless with your own self-discipline, think ahead, work smart, and work hard.

You'll do fine.

Answer 10

You haven't said how old you are, whether you are a senior in high school. If you are a senior or junior, what you should do first is to create a plan for your future after high school. Be certain to graduate! Then, if at all possible, you should try to continue your education, either by going to college or by attending a vocational program so that you will embark upon a career; afterward you will be able to support yourself adequately and will be able to afford the sort of life which will enable you to be happy and feel worthwhile. If furthering your education is impossible for some reason (due to economic reasons, for instance, although you could apply for student loans), you will still need a job, obviously, and in that case you should seek one where there exists a possibility for advancement; you may be able to find such a position (in a hospital might be a suggestion) where fringe benefits often include tuition assistance if you wish to study a course that could enhance your value to the company (nursing, radiologic technology, surgical assisting, etc.). If you conceive of a plan for your future, you will feel much less anxious about it, and the chances for your success will increase substantially. You have your whole life ahead of you, and you deserve the best, so look forward with optimism. (If you can continue to live at home for awhile as you pursue your post-high school activities, that would allow your situation to be less stressful). As for don'ts, I would advise you not to marry and/or to have children until you have proven that you are capable of supporting yourself without assistance. And, good luck!!