8 financial tips for college graduates

College graduates are now entering the next phase of their life: financial independence.

Classes, homework and tests have been replaced by jobs, paychecks and taxes — and these can be very overwhelming. However, learning to handle your own finances is a crucial part of adulthood.

In her book The Graduate's Guide to Money, Tana Gildea — a professional financial planner and accountant — gives recent grads useful information about wise money habits.

Here are eight valuable tips from Gildea for any college graduate looking for some financial help.

Eli Goodstein is a student at the University of Southern California and a summer 2015 Paste BN Collegiate Correspondent.

This story originally appeared on the Paste BN College blog, a news source produced for college students by student journalists. The blog closed in September of 2017.