Pinterest is my most favoritest website ever. Basically, if Pinterest were a person I'd marry 'em. I spend countless hours searching endless things. The rabbit hole of creativity and distraction that Pinterest offers honestly sings a love song straight to my soul. Those who are truly addicted to Pinterest will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Why is Pinterest so great? Because on Pinterest, I'm a craft extraordinaire with a beautiful organized house and I travel basically every month. Not to mention, I'm a wedding planner, chef, and life coach.
As senior year is now half over, I'm realizing that there are some really useful things I should be pinning.
1. Budgeting tips for college students/recent grads
Sure, there are good things to be learned from successful business people, but only a recent grad is going to understand in the moment what I'm going through and how my budget should look. I'm still renting and probably will for the next several years, so spending ages talking to me about tricks for paying off my mortgage faster and easier isn't very helpful right now. But helping me figure out how student loan payoff works? That's what I really need.
2. Goals
Pinterest is a wonderful place to start figuring out your 1, 3, 5, and 10 year goals. I know that sounds ridiculous since as college students we barely even know what we are doing in 10 minutes, let alone a couple months, but figuring out a rough 10 year plan has given me so much peace about graduation and what I'm going to do afterward.
3. Interview tips
Pinterest has countless articles that all help you figure out how to be the best interviewee you can be, and with such a stiff job market, we need all the help we can get.
4. Self-care routines
Life is only getting crazier, so we need to learn now how to take care of ourselves before we are dropped out in the cold harsh world of job interviews and figuring out our own way in the world.
5. Books and podcasts
Never underestimate the power of being well read. Being able to connect with an interviewer and prove that you are up to date with well-written literature can help give you an edge above the rest. Additionally, there are dozens of podcast out there now with amazing information that all millennials could benefit from.
6. Food
Unfortunately, man cannot live on delivery alone. The steady diet of ramen and coffee you had in college is not only seriously unhealthy but unsustainable. It's time to invest in the power of meal prep and healthy food choices.
7. DIY projects
As much as we all wish that once we graduated we will have bookoos of money, we just won't. So you are probably going to need to know how to remove stains from your work clothes, figure out how to fix minor accidents, and hang pictures the right way. Pinterest has you covered.
I love Pinterest, unashamedly. It has been with me since high school and I can't imagine leaving it anytime soon. I can't even count the number of things I have learned on Pinterest. Pinterest is responsible for my becoming a better cook, a better student, and having well defined goals.
