3 Steps to Instant Financial Independence for College Seniors

Now that you're graduating college and entering the real world, the last thing you want is to be forced to fall back on your parents for financial support -- assuming you even have that option, which many young adults don't. Only 57% of graduating college seniors think they're ready to be financially independent, according to a recent Credit Karma/Qualtrics survey, which means that nearly half still have a ways to go.

But regardless of how confident you are in your ability to hack it in the post-college universe, here are a few steps you'll need to take if you want full control over your finances.