Plan for future financial independence.

Books like Your Money or Your Life and The Millionaire Next Door describe the strategies some people have used to save enough money to allow them the freedom to retire early or to pursue other goals such as spending more time with family, doing volunteer work, or becoming a philanthropist. Central to these strategies is saving for retirement from early in your career. The sooner you begin saving, the higher your return on investment because your money has more time to grow and compound. College students about to enter the workplace for the first time are in a unique position to take advantage of this!