<prompt> Human: Or what about some of the things that you did right? Did you invest, put money into savings, what else is out there? More details about my situation:- I will live at home, at least for a few years. My asian parents believe that this is the most practical way to do things, and I dont have many arguments against that.- I will buy a car to commute to work. I think the consensus is to always buy used?- I do not have a full time job secured at the moment, but the rush for my major occurs in the spring semester. I also go to school in New England and I am looking for jobs close to home in California, so that may be a bit difficult.- Im currently 21 by the time I graduate, I will be 22. I am majoring in marketing and have a double minor in science and CISMIS.Thanks in advance.Assistant: Start your 401k the instant youre able to. I lagged a year or so. Do not buy a shiny new car. Cripes, the money I could have saved by taking a 200month payment instead of 450month... Do not restrict your job search to places that are within reach of your parents house just so that you can live at home. If an good opportunity comes up across the country, take it. Youll have a much easier time lining up interviews in Boston than you will Sacramento while youre still in school. Start your job search now. Get ahead of the rush.Human: Ill use this response to reveal a bit more about the specifics of my situation. Funnily enough, I am in Boston for school. This is where my network of friends is and a place I have come to love. As such, I did think that staying in Boston after graduation was a possibility...up until recently. The reason I am set on moving back home to California is that my parents want me to work under my father to continue to grow the family business. Its definitely doing well enough to warrant that, because I owe it all to my parents for putting me through private school and coming out with no debt.That said, the area that I live in California is not Sacramento. There is still plenty of opportunity for entry level work where I live. I actually get rather depressed during the winter time simply because of the weather, so moving back to CA isnt so bad for me in that sense.Thanks for the advice. Ill definitely get on the job search now and Ill do research on starting a 401k which ive heard so much about but have no idea what it is.  <response>: my parents want me to work under my father to continue to grow the family businessBut what do you want? Thats the more important question here.I understand that theres some cultural backgroundpressures here that Im not intimately familiar with as my parents are not Asian, but what you need to understand is that from this point forward, your career and life path are yours to determine. Your parents have no legal control over your life. You need to do what is right for you today and in your future. You are the master of your own destiny. What you do or dont do today will affect you 10, 20, 30 years down the line.Yes, that sounds incredibly selfish, but if you arent looking out for your best interests, who is?But you can also spin this into a way to benefit the family business later in life. An investment in your own experience, which will pay dividends to the family business in 10 years.If you can get outside experience for 10-15 years, you may find yourself even more useful to the family business than you are today. Why? Because if you go straight to the family business, youll be learning the way weve always done things. And in doing so, miss other opportunities. Bringing experience from outside can provide tremendous benefits to the business later on because youve seen things that you wouldnt have seen otherwise - successes, failures, untapped markets, different ways to organize or market...its worth considering. Companies pay consultants tens of thousands of dollars for these insights. They pay headhunters tens of thousands of dollars to help them hire people with this knowledge and skillset. 