LATEST POSTS FROM THE BLOG

• Combatting Climate Change with Your Finances, Individually and Collectively
  In this episode, Emily interviews Jewel Tomasula, a graduate student at Georgetown University in biology, specifically ecology and evolutionary biology. Jewel participates in climate change […]
• Our Lives and Finances Under Social Distancing: A Self-Employed PhD and a Grad Student
  In this episode, Emily and Lourdes discuss their lives and finances during the coronavirus pandemic. Emily is balancing running her business with caring for her two small children (while her husband […]
• This Grad Student Didn’t Let a $1,000 Per Month Stipend Stop Her from Investing
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Rachel Blackburn, an assistant professor at Columbus State University. Rachel’s PhD stipend at Kansas State University was approximately $1,000 per month and her […]
• Learn From This Poor Kid-Turned-PhD Student’s Different Perspective on Frugality and Debt (Part 2)
  In this episode, Emily interview ZW Taylor (Zach), a PhD student in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. As a child, Zach identified as a “poor kid” and […]
• Learn From This Poor Kid-Turned-PhD Student’s Different Perspective on Frugality and Debt (Part 1)
  In this episode, Emily interview ZW Taylor (Zach), a PhD student in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. As a child, Zach identified as a “poor kid” and […]
• Insights from the Bargaining Table with a Graduate Student Union Leader
  In this episode, Emily interviews Mary Bugbee, a fourth-year PhD student in anthropology at the University of Connecticut. Mary tells the story of the grad student union at UConn, from its inception […]
• Why Mental Health Is Worth Investing In (with PhD Balance Founder Susanna Harris)
  In this episode, Emily interviews Susanna Harris, a PhD student at the University of North Carolina and the founder of PhD Balance (formerly PhDepression). Susanna is an outspoken advocate for the […]
• This Grad Student Is on the Lowest Rung of the Pay Ladder and Side Hustles to Compensate
  In this episode, Emily interviews Sarah ‘Frankie’ Frank, a grad student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Frankie describes the hierarchy of grad student positions at […]
• Three Financial Strategies Every Early-Career PhD Should Employ (with Kate Mielitz, PhD, AFC)
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Kate Mielitz, an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University who holds a PhD in financial planning and is an Accredited Financial Counselor. Kate gives her […]
• How This Graduate Student Rejects the Academic Culture of Being Broke
  In this episode, Emily interviews Hajer Nakua, a rising second-year PhD student in neuroscience at the University of Toronto. Hajer describes how the culture of being “broke” in academia […]