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Thoughts Every Post Grad Has While Paying Student Loans

Ah, that special time of the month that makes you actually hate the four best years of your life. Where to start? Student loans can be a painful process. You don’t realize how much that piece of paper, err, I mean degree, costs until you see the ginormous number on ink in front of you. The range of emotions that come synonymously with the draining of your bank account are crazier than any ex girlfriend or boyfriend that you have ever experienced in your entire life. I wish I could say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but really there’s just a whole lot of crying. Sorry, my friends. It’s like no matter how much you pay, you’ll never truly be ahead. And that’s not even the worst part. Considering the fact that you’ll be somewhere around 55 when you pay all the debt off, at least

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Why Getting A Tattoo In College Was The Best Decision Ever

If you were to ask me four years ago if I would ever get a tattoo, my answer would be a firm no. Now, one tattoo and a million ideas for my second later, here I am. When I first got to college, I was totally against tattoos for myself. I loved the idea of getting one just as much as I like to see other peoples’, but I never thought it was for me. There’s something so scary about it being permanent that scared the living hell out of me, but now that’s the one thing I love most. Let me rewind to sophomore year of high school. I was living in my second dorm room with a new roommate, just accepted my first ever scholarship, and landed my first internship. I was on top of the world. It was fun to post about it on social media and call

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How I Really Feel About All My Friends Getting Married

For all those people who clicked on this thinking that it would be a rant about how too many people are getting married and they’re all just looking for attention, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Sure, I will admit that it does annoy me to see my newsfeed splattered with people getting engaged, married, or popping out kids. Seeing people happy while I try to figure out my life is a constant reminder that I’m not there yet, but in a weird way it makes me feel so much better all at the same time. I am human, so my first reaction when seeing someone’s engagement ring is to screen shot it and send it to my best friend. To be fair, this is exactly what everyone that instantly uploads photos of their ring wants you to do. If you’re changing your Facebook status to “engaged” before even calling your mother

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What Taylor Swift Didn’t Tell Us About Feeling 22

It pains me to say this, but Taylor Swift lied to us. I woke up on my 22nd birthday to Swift-puns, music, and high hopes for the year. Instead, I got a job search, student loans, and a move back into my parents house. Miserable, yes. Magical, not so much. Starting the second year of my twenties sounded so much fun, but living it was a bit different than the pop star laid out for me. I’m here to give you the real low-down on how it really feels to be 22. When Swift’s song came out, I was still an under-aged college student sneaking into bars. As soon as that song came on, I truly felt like I was 22. I can remember scream-singing the lyrics on stage at a bar, drink in my hand, thinking the age must be this magical time where no deadline mattered and we

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10 Dream Items Every College Kid Wishes Santa Would Bring

Every year it seems like it gets harder and harder to figure out what to ask for around Christmas time. Well, I should say it gets harder to figure out a tangible gift to ask for. The older I get, the more I wish that Santa was real, so he could plop down my chimney and deliver me all the goodies that there’s no way in hell I could ever get without him. If her were real my Christmas list would be about ten times longer and include things way flashier than a new pair of jeans and a coffee pot. Just picture running down the stairs like a little kid to see things that actually brought a genuine smile to your face again. Sure, we all love Christmas and we’re grateful for everything we get, no matter how big or small, but there are a few things dream items that