<prompt> Human: First ever post here on Reddit but have been a long time lurker here on rpersonalfinance. Im familiar with all the information that is typically asked on here so Ill try to be thorough. Heres the deal: I am a rising senior at an expensive public university literally one of the most expensive public universities in the US but Ive gotten a decent amount of financial aid, thankfully. I wouldnt be too concerned with the amount it loans if it had not been for my relationship status. Im engaged and plan to get married about 6 months after I graduate in April of 2016 and well be living on our own -- but Ill be able live at home until then. My family is great and I otherwise would have probably just lived at home nearly expense-free until having paid off the majority of my loans. Ive spent my school years living on campus since I was a freshmen and have spent summers at home, but have been able to work as an RA the previous 2 years so my room and board expenses were covered. Im no longer an RA and have decided to move back home and commute. Im double majoring within the business field and on pace to graduate with honors so I feel good about my job prospects post graduation, but anything can happen. Im currently working an internship that pays fairly well as far as internships go and have been able to save a decent amount. By the end of summer, I should have about 14k in savings total. I also recently financed a car over 6 years for about 21kat 1.9APR. The main reason I got a NEW car was so I could generate another source of revenue by driving for uber, which I do on the weekends now and will more often once school starts, and it made sense to finance a new car at a low rate and not wipe out my savings. Im trying my best to prepare as best I can now by saving, being frugal, ect. but I really want to know what else I can be doing to put myself in a better position to pay my loans of ASAP given that Ill be living on my own within about a year. The whole marriage thing will take a toll on my saving so between that and the fact that Ill have about 50k in loans by the time I graduate is pretty daunting and Im starting to feel the pressure. Maybe Im just being overly concerned but I do not want to be paying off loans for the rest of my life, ideally Id like to be done in 5-10 years. Ive read into a lot of the advice reddit has to offer when it comes to loans but have had hard time finding something that is more applicable to my situation. With all that said, I am very grateful for what I have and understand my situation is not bad at all relative to what others have to deal with. But this is a major concern in my life so I would greatly appreciate any advice! So reddit, how can I best prepare right now for life after college given my situation?TLDR: Rising Senior with 50K student loans and getting married needs help preparing to be an adult.  <response>: CONTINUE TO LIVE AS A COLLEGE STUDENT AFTER YOU GRADUATE. This is the best piece of advice I can give you, because heres what happens when the average John or Jane graduates college and gets a job. Oh shit, my first check! Its soo much money, I feel so rich! And then they buy a new car thats probably 5-10k more than they should have, because they have no expenses so they can afford it. Then they buy a house thats probably 50-200k depending on location more than they should have, because they still think they can afford it. A 30k wedding and a kid or two later, suddenly even people making six-figure income are living paycheck to paycheck. I saw it with most of my colleagues in undergrad, and Im watching that shit happen with most of my colleagues from grad school again. So, keep living cheap is my best advice. Its a WHOLE LOT easier to never start spending the money than it is to have to cut back later. And then once your loans are paid off, pat yourself on the back and buy yourself something nice as a reward, and realize you are literally years ahead of every other person you graduated with.Also, my wife and I got married for about 7,000 total. Dont spend 30k on a wedding, its not worth it. Unless someone else is footing the bill and refuses to give you the cash instead I have a friend who this was the scenario for, then you have whatever wedding they are paying for. But if youre paying for it, dont hemorrhage money on that stuff like everyone else does. 