Adjusting to Life After Skidmore 

Securing employment or attending graduate school is only half of the formula to success for post-graduate success. Below are some resources that will help guide you through managing finances, understanding healthcare, and settling into a comfortable professional and casual lifestyle. 

Managing Your Finances	Relocation	Settling Into the Workplace
Settling Into a Lifestyle	Understanding Health Insurance / Benefits

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Managing Your Finances 

Cash Course
Learn the basics of your finances, including budgeting, protecting your financial identity, saving money, planning to be rich or for retirement, mixing money and family, and avoiding over-spending.

Mapping Your Future 12 Step Guide
A quick guide to financial literacy, including questions to ask yourself when setting up a budget and taking accountability for your financial health.

Online Budget Calculators
Includes a budget calculator, bank balancing tool, income-base repayment calculator, savings calculator, student loan debt/salary wizard, student loan repayment calculator, and loan consolidation calculator.

Making the Most of Your Paycheck
Tips for stretching your hard earned dollars the farthest.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,  provides information for people at all stages of their financial lives. 

Relocation

Cost of Living Calculator
Considering moving? This resource will help you determine what amount you'll have to make in your new location to maintain an equitable standard of living.

Relocation Resources
Includes a list of websites that can assist you in finding a new residence, or temporary housing.

Project Vote Smart - Voter Registration Information
Quick guide to voter registration directions by state, perfect for ensuring that your move doesn't interfere with your civic duty!

Settling into the Workplace

Your First Days Working at a New Job: 20 Tips to Help You Make a Great Impression
Learn in 20 quick tips how to make the most out of your first few days on the job for long-term success.

Dressing for Success
Short video by Vault.com providing examples of appropriate workplace clothing in various workplace cultures, presented by Human Resources and fashion experts.

9 Unwritten Rules of Work
Includes workplace practices that were probably never covered in any of your classes.

Settling into a Lifestyle 

Gradspot.com
Provides information on cooking, eating healthy, car ownership, socializing and traveling.

The Real Post-Grad
Blog by two recent graduates, navigating topics like apartment living, relationships, "how to", entertainment, travel, and fashion.

Understanding Health Insurance/Benefits 

Understanding Your Benefits
Explains common employer benefits including healthcare, employer matching, paid vacation and sick time, life insurance, stock options, flexible spending accounts, and other insurance options.

The Language of Insurance
Common terms used in insurance policies, interpreted.

Employment Benefits for When You Leave Your Job
Chances are, you will not stay at your first job forever. This will describe different scenarios where you and your employer bid adieu, and how it will affect your benefits.