I remember the day I opened my first paycheck as a postdoc. It was a cold day in mid-February and I had just finished a series of experiments in the lab. As soon as I cut the envelope open, I saw it. I cannot disclose the exact amount, but my biweekly pay was between $1000 […]
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A Little Savings Goes a Long Way
As a graduate student I did not have much disposable income. My friends in graduate school were also struggling to make ends meet, sometimes saving for three years for a trip to Europe. So when one puts the word “savings” and “graduate school” in the same sentence it usually raises eyebrows. How many days a […]