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John Kuczala—Getty Images

Graduates of the class of 2015, it's time to further your education. Yes, you just spent four years amassing a crazy amount of knowledge. But despite all you've learned, you possibly still have an incomplete in one subject: money. Suddenly you're at a financial turning point, facing challenges like finding a place to live and starting a new job. At the same time, your college friends have scattered across the country, the clock is ticking on your student loan grace period, and you are feeling broke, really broke.

Don't worry. The basic money skills you need to get on your feet are easy to master. And by doing so right out of the college gates, you'll have more opportunities off in the future—and greater peace of mind right away. So, drawing from the advice of recent graduates and experts familiar with your challenge, Money offers you this cheat sheet for launching your post-college financial life.