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• How to Financially Navigate an Unfunded Summer
  One of the most frustrating aspects of graduate school is that your income may fluctuate with each term. In some fields and at some universities, you might change roles not just each academic year […]
• Can and Should You Refinance Your Student Loans During Grad School?
  One of the most talked-about topics within personal finance in the last several years is student loan refinancing. Student loan refinancing is taking out a new private student loan and using it to […]
• The Power of Percentage-Based Budgeting for a Career-Building PhD
  I would imagine that most workers in the US don’t experience large income jumps after they start working full-time. They will receive periodic raises and perhaps some small jumps if they change […]
• Give Yourself a Raise: Prepare Your Own Food Even with a Busy Schedule
  Grad students and postdocs typically spend a significant portion of their income on groceries and restaurant food; these budget categories are often targeted by trainees who want to cut back on their […]
• How to Start Investing with Just Five Dollars per Month
  In the last several years, we’ve seen an explosion of “fintech,” aka financial technology. One of those new areas is “microinvesting;” there’s never been a better […]