Congrats, You're now broke: A Brutally Honest Survival Guide for New Grads Entering the Real World

You got the degree. Now what? Nobody tells you that the hardest exam comes after graduation, no professor, no clear right answer, and a due date that's every single day for the rest of your life. Congrats, You're Broke Now is the brutally honest, surprisingly funny guide to the six things that actually determine whether you're financially fine in twelve months or financially feral: the job search, budgeting (without becoming a spreadsheet person), surviving an entry-level salary, student loans without the panic spiral, the adulting skills nobody taught you, and how to start building wealth with basically no money at all. No "follow your passion." No 47-step productivity systems. Just straight talk from someone who isn't laughing at you, just with you, at a system that handed you a degree and forgot the instructions. Inside, you'll learn: Why "the job search is a numbers game, not a worthiness contest" and how to actually win it The "Three Buckets" budgeting method for people who've never budgeted in their life. The exact one-sentence script to negotiate your starting salary (it works). How to deal with student loans without losing a single hour of sleep. Why building wealth starts now, with almost nothing, not "later when you have more money" Plus a bonus 7th chapter for everyone who finishes the book, the stuff that's slightly too honest for the main chapters Every chapter ends with a real, doable checklist. No vague intentions. No fluff. Just the moves. Whether you're staring down your first real paycheck, drowning in loan paperwork, or just trying to figure out why your bank account looks personally offended by your tuition bill, this book is the friend who actually explains it. Perfect for: new graduates, gift-givers looking for a graduation present that's actually useful, anyone starting their first real job, and parents who want to hand their kid something more helpful than a card.