Same thing here. Graduated in the late 90s and I'm just now starting to feel a bit financially stable. Of course I'm not married yet and I suck at money, so factor that in, I guess. Those first years out of school were pretty lean.
I pointed my son to a copy of Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. He got the point. His credit card balances were gone in 3 months. Now he is working on tweaking his credit rating and stashing some cash to purchase some property. Being a broker will materially improve his "getting started" costs as a new property owner.