I don’t want to grow up
You should have multiple streams of income! Do you have a Roth IRA? What’s your side hustle? How much do you have in stocks? Paying rent is such a waste of money!
*cries*
My heart drops when I hear these questions and comments because it’s terrifying and new. To someone who just joined the workforce and started their career all those questions can be very intimidating, but of course so very important. I’m slowly learning more about it through online resources but that doesn’t change the fact that worrying about those adult problems sucks. Truth be told I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to grow up.
“Mom come get me I’m scared” -me everyday
I don’t know if I’m alone here but growing up is scary. We’re expected to establish ourselves in a career, make money, find love, and eventually maybe reproduce. Like wtf no thanks. I’d like to get wine drunk with my friends and eat goldfish. Can I please just do that forever??
There is so much pressure to be totally put together, and I’m so over it. Let’s just acknowledge that I’m a mess who’s just trying to figure things out. Many of us have started off in corporate America and these days even that seems looked down upon. “You really want to work a 9-5 for the rest of your life?” Well most of us don’t have an answer to that yet, we’re just getting used to paying our bills. Maybe we will do the 9-5 or maybe we’ll start a business down the road. There is so much left for us to discover, within ourselves even. So although you may feel totally lost remember most of us are just faking it till we make it too.
While I hate all these new adulating financial questions I know that they’re things I gotta get into. I encourage everyone to read up because the more you learn the less scary and daunting all those things become. Hell maybe you can even become the pro and start asking your friends about their latest stock trades? (probably not but, one can dream)
Kris Kronicles 