Buzz·Posted on Jan 28, 201522 Realizations You Have During Your First Year Out Of CollegeOh, so this is what a starting salary looks like...by Candace LowryBuzzFeed Video CuratorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. "Need" and "want" are two very different things. View this photo on Instagram 2. You're handed this massive bill WITH your diploma. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Knowing how to cook is more important than knowing what the best restaurant around is. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Apartment hunting means making major sacrifices. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. 99.9% of the time you can't be picky when it comes to your first job. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Grocery shopping is actually a challenge, and you wish there was a class on it in college. View this photo on Instagram 7. Sitting home on a Friday night with Netflix and a glass of wine is more fun than going out and spending your paycheck. View this photo on Instagram 8. Your parents will become your best friends, because all you do is call them to ask how to be an adult. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. And getting in bed by 10:30 is the best feeling in the world after a full day of work. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You thought Girls was fiction, but it is way more true to life than you're comfortable with. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Work isn't too different from school. View this photo on Instagram 12. Just because you didn't meet "the one" in college, doesn't mean you missed your opportunity. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. "I dont know" will be the most important weapon in your arsenal. View this photo on Instagram 14. Hearing, "Your twenties are the best years of your life" makes you feel like you're doing something wrong. 15. Having nights of tear-inducing nostalgia about college is common and normal, but doesn't mean that the best is over. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. The only thing that gets you through your 9 to 5 workday is coffee, even if you weren't a coffee drinker before. View this photo on Instagram 17. The aging process rapidly speeds up after 21. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. And your metabolism will suddenly slow down. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. Every time you break something in your apartment, you feel it's a sign that you don't know how to be an adult. View this photo on Instagram 20. Office parties are way more awkward than college parties, because everybody seems like they're in their own comfortable clique. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. Being post-grad does not mean you know what you want out of life. View this photo on Instagram 22. It will feel like everyone has their shit together, but in reality you're all in the same twentysomething limbo. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF