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About Adulting: A Crash Course
Adulting:
The top definition of Adulting on Urban Dictonary is:
Adulting (v): to carry out one or more of the duties and responsibilities expected of fully developed individuals (paying off that credit card debt, settling beef without blasting social media, etc).
I like to describe as the skills, experiences and knowledge everyone assumes you’ve learned along the way but a lot of us haven’t. It’s those personal challenges and situations that aren’t clearly addressed in a classroom or workplace.
A Crash Course
I employ the experiential learning approach for my Crash Courses and emphasize providing content that is:
Personal: Attendees are given tools that they customize for themselves during the Crash Course.
Relevant: The skills and information attendees are empowered with align with the challenges and opportunities they are facing in the moment.
Action–based: The outcome of every Crash Course is either a completed activity (e.g. a budget is created) or a plan to get them there (e.g. buying a new car).
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MEET CANDACE
CEO/Founder
Mom | Wife | Entrepreneur | Runner | DIYer | HGTV enthusiast | Adult
While I’ve technically been an adult for over a decade now, I learned a lot of lessons the hard way which ended up costing me time, money, energy and happiness.
For example, I was so proud of myself for getting a “big girl” job right out of college. I had a company car, great starting salary with serious bonus potential and the glamour of selling something 99% of Americans buy. But I was humbled pretty quickly when I found out two months after starting I was without health insurance. You see, my parents were more than happy to take me off their plan as soon as possible, but I failed to address the paperwork (and I’m sure multiple email reminders) to sign up for coverage through my new employer.
But it still wasn’t until a few years later this “adulting” business was born (remember my tendency to learn things the hard way?).
I was at a bridal shower when a family member made the comment “Can you believe I graduated high school without knowing how to write a check?!” And it made me think about all of those events and skills everyone encounters or needs and yet isn’t addressed in the classroom. From that point on, the topics kept coming—money, cooking, cleaning, working, taxes, voting—the list goes on and on. There’s such an emphasis on getting “a good job” and “being an adult” but no clear path, tools or information sources to get you there.
That’s where I come in.
Through Crash Courses, consulting, and speaking, I believe in empowering others to make confident, informed decisions as they navigate the transition from college student to successful young professional.