Personal Finance for PhDs
By Emily Roberts
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As a PhD (in training), you face unique money challenges that stem from your low stipend/salary during your years of graduate school and postdoc training. Listen here for the hard-won financial wisdom of your fellow graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs with Real Jobs. From budgeting and frugality to investing and debt repayment, this podcast is your higher education in personal finance.
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How Financial Policies Impact Graduate Student Attrition
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Financially Thriving as an International Scientist in the US
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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This PhD Minimized Student Loan Debt While on an Unstable Career Path
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Money Is a Good Enough Reason to Leave Academia
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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The Importance of Financial Student Services to Graduate Students on Stipends
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Increasing Income and Giving Back as an International Grad Student
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How to Negotiate Your Salary Post-PhD
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The Simple Way to Invest as an International Grad Student or Postdoc
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Campus Resources to Improve Your Finances
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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How to Financially Manage Lump Sum Fellowship Income
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Which Postdocs Get Health Insurance and Retirement Accounts?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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How to Live on Time to Maintain Margin in Your Financial Life
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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How to Reduce Financial Anxiety as a Limited-Income PhD
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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How This DDS/PhD Student Purchased a Condo in San Francisco
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May 05, 2025 |
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Business Class Flights and Hotel Elite Status on a Grad Student Stipend
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Are PhDs in a Financial Emergency?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Stipend Data and Strikes on the Path to a Grad Student Union
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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How and Why to Become an Entrepreneurial Scholar
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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How Academics Can Apply Self-Compassion to Their Money and Time
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Financial Hacks Unique to Graduate Students
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Financial Questions from an International Graduate Student
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Sustainably Moving in the Right Direction in Your Finances (with Dr. Kate Henry)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Catching Up with Prior Guests: 2024 Edition
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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This Former Prof Found True Flexibility and Profitability in Her Academic Editing Business
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Negotiation and Long-Term Thinking Effected Financial Success for This International PhD
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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This Grad Student Channeled Her Financial Exuberance into Teaching and Coaching Her Peers (Part 2)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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This Grad Student Channeled Her Financial Exuberance into Teaching and Coaching Her Peers (Part 1)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Navigating the Career and Financial Transition Out of Academia
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Your Side Hustle Really Is a Business and Other Tax Insights with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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This Grad Student Puts Half Her Stipend Paycheck into High-Yield Savings
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Investing 101 for Your Post-PhD Job
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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What You Should Know about Money Early in Your PhD Career
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Unveiling the Hidden Curriculum of Grad School Funding for First-Gen BIPOC Students
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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This PhD Promotes DEI with a Focus on Finances
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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How This International Graduate Student Grew His Career and Social Wealth Alongside His Net Worth
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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How This Life Sciences PhD Fosters Entrepreneurship
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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This PhD Works Part-Time After Reaching Financial Independence in Austin Texas
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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This Grad Student Took Control of Her Finances to Shift Her Income Sources
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Addressing Fellowship Tax Pain Points through Education, Resources, and Advocacy
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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This PhD's Path to FIRE Has Evolved with Lifestyle Design and Having Children
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Can You Earn Money from Publishing a Scholarly Book?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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How This PhD Student and Her Higher-Earning Partner Manage Joint and Separate Finances
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Navigating Grad Student Finances While Undocumented
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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A Political Economist Explores How to Respond to the Financial Pressures on Graduate Students
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Why and How I Started Personal Finance for PhDs
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Catching Up with Prior Guests: 2023 Edition
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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This Grad Student-Parent Relied on University and State Benefits During a Tough Financial Period
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Expert-Level Frugality from ChatGPT and Grad Students Like You
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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This Grad Student's Podcast Expands Beyond Her Dissertation Topic
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How This Grad Student-Parent Managed Her Money and Time in the Bay Area
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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This PhD-Prepared Nurse Managed a Night Shift Side Hustle Despite It Being Frowned Upon
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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How This Grad Student Budgeted for Having Her First Child
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Financial Advice from PhD Career Development and Financial Wellness Professionals
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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University-Level Policy Ideas to Improve the Financial Lives of Graduate Students and Postdocs
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Unionization and Individual Negotiation to Improve Graduate Student Stipends and Benefits
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Behind the Scenes at the Graduate Career Consortium 2023 Annual Meeting
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Why and How These Grad Students Purchased Homes
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Why and How These Graduate Students Side Hustle
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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This PhD Student Budgets Manually and Dynamically
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May 29, 2023 |
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The Motivation and Strategy Behind Biology PhD Stipends
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May 15, 2023 |
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Budgeting for the First Year of Grad School Even with Financial Anxiety
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Student Loan Deferment Shouldn't Be Your Default
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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This PhD's Social Mission Pulled Her from Academia into Entrepreneurship
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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How This Grad Student Shifted Her Student Loan Strategy through the Pandemic
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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This Grad Student Deferred Her Acceptance to Work on Her Finances
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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The Tax and Retirement Effects of Receiving Fellowship Funding
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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How This Grad Student Fellow Resolved an Expensive Tax Bill in His Favor
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Five Ways the Tax Code Disadvantages Fellowship Income
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Catching Up with Prior Guests: 2022 Edition
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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This First-Year PhD Student Prioritizes Investing While on Fellowship
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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How to Apply Valuable Scientific Mindsets to Your Personal Finances
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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From Zero Funding to Graduating Student Loan Debt-Free
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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How This Outdoorsy Graduate Student Budgets Her Money and Time for Hobbies
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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This Graduate Student Doesn't Sweat the (Financially) Small Stuff
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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How This Grad Student Saves Nearly 40% of Her Stipend in a High Cost of Living Area
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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This PhD Student-Nurse Is Confident in Her Self-Worth
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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PhD Home Buying Updates for 2022
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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This Grad Student Advocates for Higher Stipends Using Cost of Living Data
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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How Fellowship Recipients Can Prevent Large, Unexpected Tax Bills
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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This Grad Student Advocates Individually and Collectively for Higher Stipends
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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This Grad Student's Finances and Mental Health Were Stuck in a Negative Feedback Loop
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Financial Advice for Newly Hired Academics and PhDs
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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This Grad Student's Side Business Pays Twice What Her Assistantship Does
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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The Gardener and Rose Approach for Childfree PhD Couples
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May 23, 2022 |
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This Prof Is Taking Deliberate Steps Toward Self-Employment
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May 09, 2022 |
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How Grad School Rewired This Student's Brain for Financial Success
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Semester-Proof Your Academic Side Business with Digital Products
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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How to Advocate for Financial Policy Change on Your Campus
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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This Veteran Receives External Funding for Her PhD Program
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Financial Advice for Prospective PhD Students
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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This Grad Student's Side Hustle Is Trading Options
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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This Grad Student Worked Multiple Side Jobs to Pay Off Debt
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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This Grad Student Interrogated Her Budget and Worked on the Side to Financially Thrive
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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This Grad Student's Defensive Financial Planning Paid Off During the Pandemic
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Catching Up with Prior Guests: 2021 Edition
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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How to Pursue FIRE in Graduate School
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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This Grad Student Purchased a House with a Friend
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Is Podcasting a Lucrative Side Hustle? with Elana Gloger of Dear Grad Student
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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This Graduate Student Launched a Passion Business Based on His Research
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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This PhD Solopreneur Started His Business During Grad School
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Nov 15, 2021 |