This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Sep 30, 201424 Things They Don't Tell You About Post-Grad LifeCan a degree be used as a flotation device?by Natalie MorinCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You have to start "factoring things into your commute." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. And while we're at it, "commute" will become a bad word. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You can't live on goldfish and cup o' noodles. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Grocery shopping will involve making some cutthroat decisions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. You'll become best friends with your crockpot. 6. And with your microwave. 7. And anything in a can. 8. Going over to someone's place for a "dinner party" will not happen every week. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. You're going to have to frame or get rid of those movie posters. 10. The height of your creativity is when you run out of clean clothes. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Hell hath no fury like a person scorned by a cable company. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. Unless you're Bill Gates, you cannot buy lunch every day. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. You'll start to lust after things like this: 14. And this: 15. You'll start wondering where your high alcohol tolerance went. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Because after college, drinking hard alcohol is "aggressive." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. That's why they invented wine and beer. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. Finding a good apartment = finding a four-leaf clover. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. And until you save enough cash to buy one, you'll probably be living a closet. 20. Most of what you said in college was an HR violation. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. And most of what you wore. 22. You'll probably be sitting...A LOT. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. Though some days you might miss some parts of college, you'll see things like this... 24. And be grateful that you're on to the next chapter. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF