Beginning this piece, I had to do some serious research. I myself pride myself on being the least prepared for adulthood. I have no idea how to do basic things that adults should know how to do. For example, balancing a checkbook. Or let's be real, owning a checkbook. So I complied this list of things that make you a well established adult on my scale. Tasks, and responsibilities that every respectable adult should know how to do, or something like that.

1. Pay your bills

Pay your car, student loans, rent, utilities, and all the other things that make our credit look good

2. Cry and complain about paying bills

This is particularly done right after paying said bills

3. Look busy while at work/school, even if you don't know what you are doing.

Just fake it til you make it

4. Make some friends and throw a dinner party

I just feel like throwing a dinner party is an adult thing

5. Hold a job

Try not to lose your mind in the process of working with idiots from 9-5

6. Own a pet and take care of it

Teach it to do cool things too, because real adults have time for that

7. Have time for a cool hobby

Do something cool so you have things to talk about at those dinner parties

8. Don't get stupid drunk, because that is not acceptable after college

For some reason, real adults aren't allowed to be sloppy anymore

9. Go to the gym, and care about your health

Apparently that's a thing

7. Get married, have kids, and a white picket fence

Essential to "having it together" is the American Dream, or what is left of it.

8. Make your bed, and have adult "decor"

When your house looks like it came out of Pinterest, you've made it

9. Dry clean clothing, or better yet, own dry clean only clothing

Now you have events to wear this swanky stuff too.

10. Invest in stock

I think adults know where their money goes and, things like that.

11. Date someone who actually wants a future with you

These people exist right?

12. Understand politics and actually vote