> now in the work force. Is it better than what College was?

Define 'work force'.

> Do you feel freer?

No. In college, if I didn't show up for class they didn't care.
If I don't show up for work I get fired.

> Does it feel better actually having money for once and not necessarily being paranoid if you can afford something like the movies?

Don't have money thanks to the shitty service-based economy that results from the multi-national corporate conglomerates shipping jobs overseas. Also the inflated number of college graduates from to diploma mills, grade inflation, and consequence-free exam cheating at even the most 'prestigious' schools make the competition for that stocking job at Wal-Mart intense.