LATEST POSTS FROM THE BLOG

• Meal Prepping Has Benefitted This Prof’s Time, Money, Health, and Stress Level
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Brielle Harbin, and assistant professor at the Naval Academy. Brielle realized early on in grad school that she had to reform her eating patterns, and she slowly […]
• This Higher Ed Career Coach Worked Her Way Out of Financial Ruin Caused by the Great Recession
  In this episode, Emily interviews Beth Moser, a certified career coach specializing in higher education clients pursuing career change. Beth was All But Dissertation and pregnant with her first child […]
• This Behavioral Finance Expert Gives Incredible Career and Financial Advice to PhDs
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Daniel Crosby, an author and expert in behavioral finance. Upon completing his PhD in clinical psychology, Daniel realized for the first time that an academic […]
• This Postdoc’s Financial Turnaround Story and Attitude Toward Money Are Incredibly Inspiring
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Indira Turney, a postdoc at Columbia Medical Center. Indira tells the story of how her finances changed over the course of her PhD at Penn State. Indira started […]
• The Graduate Student Savings Act Fixes a Major Flaw in Tax-Advantaged Retirement Accounts
  In this episode, Emily interviews Abigail Dove, a PhD student at Johns Hopkins. Abby spent last summer as a science policy fellow at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology […]
• This PhD Student Feeds Her Family Largely from Her Garden
  In this episode, Emily interviews Jane CoomberSewell, a PhD student in Media and Cultural Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. Jane is self-funding her PhD through several part-time jobs […]
• How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Income with Respect to Conference Travel, Job Offers, Fellowships, and More
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Mallory Smith, a staff scientist at a large public research university. Mallory learned to advocate for herself with respect to her income during graduate […]
• This PhD Healed Her Scarcity Money Mindset Using a Goal-Setting Framework (Part 2)
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Lucie Bland, about her financial journey from graduate school to self-employment. Lucie was severely underpaid as a PhD student, and she felt such guilt and […]
• This PhD Healed Her Scarcity Money Mindset Using a Goal-Setting Framework (Part 1)
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Lucie Bland about her financial journey from graduate school to self-employment. Lucie was severely underpaid as a PhD student, and she felt such guilt and shame […]
• How This Multi-Fellowship Winner Managed Her Applications and Finances
  In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Anne Rocheleau, who holds a PhD in biomedical engineering and currently works in industry. Anne won several fellowships during grad school (and applied for many […]