Personal Finance for PhDs Podcast

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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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Hannah Takasuka
Hannah Takasuka is a 3rd-year PhD/DDS student at the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently navigating the complexities of purchasing a condo in San Francisco through a governmental program aimed at providing affordable housing. Hannah has faced challenges such as being rejected by mortgage lenders due to her fellowship income, and she shares her experiences and insights on the financial aspects of home ownership for graduate students.
Brendan Henrique
Brendan Henrique is a fourth-year PhD student in education at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in leveraging conference and research travel, along with personal spending, to accumulate credit card points and achieve elite status at hotel chains. Brendan is passionate about the points and miles hobby, demonstrating how it is possible to enjoy luxury travel experiences even on a graduate student stipend, provided one is free from credit card debt and has some savings.
Garrett Dunne
Garrett Dunne is a 5th-year PhD candidate in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has been actively involved in advocating for better pay and benefits for graduate students, utilizing stipend data to push for significant increases in his department. Garrett's experience includes organizing efforts to unionize graduate students across the University of Alaska system, focusing on improving working conditions and health insurance for his peers.
Dr. Ilana Horwitz
Dr. Ilana Horwitz is a professor at Tulane University and the author of the book 'The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond.' She specializes in helping graduate students and academics develop an entrepreneurial mindset to navigate the challenges of academia and leverage available resources for their success.

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0:00 35:55

How This DDS/PhD Student Purchased a Condo in San Francisco

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Emily
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Hannah Takasuka
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condo purchase affordable housing mortgage lenders fellowship income home ownership graduate student finance

In this episode, Emily interviews Hannah Takasuka, a 3rd-year PhD/DDS student at the University of California, San Francisco. Hannah is in the process of purchasing a condo in San Francisco as part of a governmental program to provide affordable housing. Hannah overcame multiple hurdles in the journey to home ownership, including being rejected by mortgage lenders over her fellowship income. Several puzzle pieces have to come together for any graduate student to purchase a home, and Hannah shares all the numbers and details for how it happened for her.

0:00 43:30

Business Class Flights and Hotel Elite Status on a Grad Student Stipend

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Emily
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Brendan Henrique
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business class flights hotel elite status grad student stipend credit card points luxury travel travel habits points and miles hobby

In this episode, Emily interviews Brendan Henrique, a fourth-year PhD student in education at the University of California, Berkeley. Brendan leverages his conference and research travel plus personal spending into free luxury travel by amassing credit card points and elite status at hotel chains. He breaks down how he pursues the points and miles hobby even while living on a grad student stipend and how it's motivated him to work hard so he can play hard. Brendan's travel habits might seem out of sync with his income or 'student' status, but it's achievable for many grad students who are free from credit card debt and have a small degree of savings.

0:00 31:32

Are PhDs in a Financial Emergency?

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Emily
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financial emergency PhDs National Postdoctoral Association personal finances career steps

In this episode, Emily shares her thoughts on whether PhDs are in a financial emergency. It’s possible that you are facing a financial emergency because you’ve been laid off or your grants have been terminated or interrupted or there’s some risk of that happening in the future. In this episode, Emily explores 1) what she learned from attending the National Postdoctoral Association’s Annual Conference in March, 2) what steps she recommends that you take in your personal finances and your career if you are in a financial emergency, and 3) what she's giving away this spring to help you in this turbulent time.

0:00 40:43

Stipend Data and Strikes on the Path to a Grad Student Union

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Emily
Guests
Garrett Dunne
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stipend data graduate student union advocacy pay increase health insurance graduate students unionization

In this episode, Emily interviews Garrett Dunne, a 5th-year PhD candidate in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Realizing that they were being dramatically underpaid, Garrett and his peers used the data from PhD Stipends to advocate for a significant stipend increase in their department. Subsequently, they joined up with grad students in other schools within the University of Alaska system to unionize and bargain for better pay and health insurance. Garrett's account of their relatively quick process includes several concrete tips for graduate students at other universities who are advocating to increase their stipends and improve their benefits, including who is in the best position to lead the charge.

0:00 38:08

How and Why to Become an Entrepreneurial Scholar

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Emily
Guests
Dr. Ilana Horwitz
Keywords
entrepreneurial scholar grad student academic success Tulane University CEO of education limited resources

In this episode, Emily interviews Dr. Ilana Horwitz, a professor at Tulane University and the author of the newly released book, The Entrepreneurial Scholar: A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond. Ilana explains how a grad student or academic can be an entrepreneurial scholar and why it is so beneficial in an environment of uncertainty and limited resources. Ilana and Emily discuss the necessity for grad students to become the CEOs of their own educations and careers. Finally, they explore in more detail ideas from the chapter on how to leverage resources, both human and monetary.

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