给应届毕业生的建议（1）
<p>祝贺你们，即将毕业的学子！你们即将踏入社会，开始多姿多彩的生活。但是且慢，在开始新生活之前，请仔细考虑我给你们的建议，这些将帮助你们生活的更好。</p><p><span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span>, <span word="college">college</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2008! <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="diplomas">diplomas</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="projections">projections</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2008 <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="either">either</span> -- <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>: <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negatively">negatively</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>: <span word="Surviving">Surviving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="boils">boils</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="wisely">wisely</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="Really">Really</span> <span word="Afford">Afford</span></p><p>租能负担得起的房子</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>" <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="profiled">profiled</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chooses">chooses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="income">income</span> (<span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roommate">roommate</span>'<span word="s">s</span>) <span word="satisfies">satisfies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roommates">roommates</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span>. 年轻时和许多室友一起住是一个成长经历，而且这也是结识新伙伴、在大城市里有一个居住地的好办法。</p>
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