re: Another just starting out thread.... 24 year old

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Ill start investing/saving now and get a little travel in soon.

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I'm older than you now but was in a similar spot at your age. A couple overall pieces of advice:
- Don't chase the $$$$; it's more important to work for the right bosses, learn a lot, and gain broad exposure in whatever you do...promotions and raises will take care of themselves if you learn a lot at your age and excel when given opportunities.
- Travel can be great...if you are going to do it a lot then you should invest in how to do it cheap in your 20s. Learn about staying in hostels in Europe, which destinations cost more than others, what time of the year you can get a $400 RT flight rather than a $1000 RT. I've been fortunate to travel a lot in the last decade but a primary contributor is I learned how to do it in an incredibly cost effective manner. You can do 10-14 days in Europe for $2,000 or less and still really enjoy yourself.