From the time I got my first job my parents have always told me to save money, and after 4ish years of having a job I’ve got nothing in my bank account.

I’m wondering- is it really reasonable to ask someone 17–25ish who are just starting out to save money? Does it actually work or does it just make you more stressed out?

I seem to find that I’d rather just live paycheck to paycheck so that I really understand “the value of a dollar”. (I’m also in college so I can’t actually have a fulltime job yet but yet must support myself)

How can you effectively save money here and there while trying to make ends meet as you are just becoming an adult? Or is it better for the experience of “being a broke college kid”?

Topics: money, jobs, saving money, financial, living, independence, adults