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Not many college students ever really think of the realities of the situation they create for themselves after college. It is not all about the great job and the vacations and the interesting experiences. Kids that are put in a position where college is not a humbling experience but just a place to party and try to appease their parents with all right grades may have a more difficult time dealing with those experiences that hit you all at once when college ends. When you finish college you may face a face full of debt and a mountain of responsibility that you never had before. On top of all that you have to do it without all of those friends who kept you up and interested when you needed it in college. I have not hit that point yet but I have been on my own for a while now and have been allowed to slowly ease myself in to all of these responsibilities. One of the biggest things that I am thankful I have looked in to early is what I think most don't look at until it's too late, eliminate debt. The sheer amount of money that we all spend on school is huge. So for all of us to think that there are much larger groups of people profiting off of our insensible and illogical spending habits makes us look stupid when we are supposed to be the educated ones. Debt consolidation for everyone is the key when they are in college. Many things like parenting you just can't fully understand until you have kids and have to cope with that situation. Debt consolidators on the other hand are something we all should do while in school but are never told about for some reason I have yet to figure out. I think that because we all have a vested interest in our own futures we should keep our eyes on it the best we can. I mean I know some of us aren't business majors but when we all learn to invest our cash we will realize that it is our responsibility to make sure that we are making the most of our money or else we are losing what we earn before we ever make it.