When you're starting out, your financial portfolio probably has lower dollar amounts than a Denny's menu. You're making less than $35k a year while you fork over a ton of cash every month for an apartment that's only slightly more spacious than the boxes of Manolo's you have no right buying. You're paying for Ramen noodles with your AmEx. None of this actually happened to us, of course. We're just speaking hypothetically.

Though it sounds cool when you tell your friends you scored a media job right out of school, the reality is you're not going to be raking it in right off the bat. You need to make every penny work. That means doing things like starting a 401(k) or retirement plan as soon as you pick that college graduation cap up off the ground.

If you're wondering how you can do that and still afford those Ramen noodles, swing by our seminar on Salary Survival Skills. In one night, you can put together a financial toolkit that will make your life a lot easier in the short term and in the long run.

This seminar is part of our Get a Post-Diploma Life: Jump-start Your Media Career series. Top editors, financial planners, and media professionals will guide anyone breaking into the media business on how to ace an edit test, nail an interview, get an editorial job, and survive and thrive on an entry-level salary.

Jessica Eule, Assistant Director of Education

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