<prompt> Human: 1.What basic financial subject; budgets, taxes, investments etc. however simple, that you wished you learned before starting your career? You can post multiple if you feel and be specific or generalize. 2. What would have made you listen or want to learn these things if given opportunity?  <response>: 1 Dont get too excited - you are about to make more money than youve ever seen in your entire life... but dont get excited. Instead of thinking about the salary you just won, start thinking about your long-term goals. Would you still be happy making 45k at 40 years old? With 2 kids? Do you want a house? How nice of a house? Do you want to retire? All of those goals will be impacted by every financial decision you make now. Start focusing. Your journey has just started. If you are 22, you have 2 more runs of the time youve lived on Earth ahead of you in the workforce. 2 Get educated - learn about how other millionaires live. Learn about what differentiates the people who live with their financial eyes closed and those who know how to work the system. Learn about real estate, stocks, index funds, and compound interest. Hopefully once you learn, youll know why its important to save. Because savings are the fuel for investing. Not just a safety net. 3 Spend less on things, but travel more - I know youve always wanted Supreme or whatever gadget you coveted in college, but its not worth it. Spend more time traveling, as it will build up your perspective and enrich you as a person. The things you buy will just be gathering dust in a few years and likely something youll give away to your cousins.4 Youre going to be here a while, so get comfortable - its a marathon, not a sprint. Get motivated, dont cut corners, focus on providing value, stay positive, find inner values and strength. Make sure that every day you are ok with the decisions you make, even if it were to all end today. Thats the closest I think we can get to happiness. Not the money, but accepting our own decisions. 