Life After Eckerd

Join the Career Center for the Life After Eckerd series. This series of “how to” events will prepare those for what it is like once you leave Eckerd. Hear from panels of staff, faculty, and alumni on their advice on specific topics.

Last year's topics included:

How to: Make (Enough) Money
How to: Find a Place to Live
How to: Manage Your Money
How to: Live Abroad
How to: Leave “the Bubble”

Housing Search

Realtor.com: a comprehensive list of for-sale properties as well as the information and tools to make informed real estate decisions
Zillow: real estate marketplace that lets you see sales and rental listings
Trulia: a subsidiary of Zillow
Padmapper: a resource for finding apartments
Apartments.com: a resource for finding apartments
Neighborhood Scout: a website and online database of U.S. neighborhood analytics
Rent Cafe: a database of local apartments and their current costs
Zebra: breakdown of renter's insurance and quotes

Budgeting, Paychecks, Credit, & Taxes

Monthly Budget & Reconciliation Spreadsheet: a Google Sheet created by the Career Center with basic tips, tools, and resources
EveryDollar Budgeting App: helps you monitor your monthly income, plan your expenses, and track your spending.
Personal Capital Difference: a free tracking tool that can help you talk to financial advisors, look at multiple accounts, plan ahead for expenses, and work your way toward your specific financial goals.
Federal Paycheck Calculator: calculates your take-home pay by paycheck based on where you live in the U.S.
Credit Karma: offers free credit score reports and insights
TurboTax: a trusted tax preparation software package
Mint: a subsidiary of TurboTax that uses your tax and credit information to create personalized financial health recommendations
Salary Calculator: a free calculator that allows you to calculate your salary after tax.

Professional Tools

Eckerd alumni recommend the following:

Toggl: time tracking
Boomerang: tracks emails that go unanswered, and lets you schedule emails
MeetEdgar or Hootsuite: social media scheduling (require payments for plans)
Asana: task management
Slack: organize work flows
Google Drive: share and create files
Dropbox: share and create files
CamScanner: turns photos into scans
Unsplash: free, open-source photos