From broke biologist to successful scientist
Well, shucky darn, now you’ve done it. You’ve really messed up this time. You knew that managing your finances well was important, and yet you still threw your hands up in the air like a tight-butted rodeo cowboy and yelled YOLO. When the dust settled, your bank account was sadder than a kid who’d gotten…
Inside: Spreading ideas about frugality is great. What’s not as great is when people get guilt-tripped into keeping up with the frugal Joneses if their money would be…well…better spent. I’m an inherently competitive person. Unless it comes to sports, in which case I will tune you out and go to my happy place with…
Inside: Sometimes the best way to achieve your goals—financial or otherwise—is to ignore all the sexy, attractive ideas and marketing. But no one’s selling old-fashioned hard work and research… This spring I’ll be turning 31 years old. That puts me in a distinct minority of people among the generations who are both adept at…
Inside: I hate my student loans with the passion of 1,000 fires. But I can still recognize the advantages that they gave me—and there’s way more to it than just the education I financed. If there’s one person who hates student loan debt more than me, it might be Robert Farrington from The…
Inside: I was super skeptical of meditation. But once I found something that didn’t smell of incense and unshaved armpits, I found that meditating helped me earn more money. I am a skeptical person. Don’t tell me about how you believe in astrology, homeopathy, or healing crystals. I won’t buy your damn essential oils, Janet,…
Inside: Courage and bravery to reach your goals aren’t things you’re born with. They’re things you develop by doing stuff that scares the shit out of you. Last weekend I came back from my second FinCon. It was an amazing experience, mostly because this time some people actually recognized me. I’ll be honest with…
Inside: Managing your money would be easier if it were a video game, right? That’s how you can think of it! This guide will show you how to gameify your finances. My husband, Zach, is a hardcore video game nerd. I, in fact, am not. I get more joy out of tracking our financial…
Inside: I used to think the only way you could give back was to spend a ton of money and/or time. LIES! Here are 17 ways to give back quickly, easily, and for free. Stephen King once said, “People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have…
Inside: People think that managing your money is hard. It can be. But, in other areas, it actually pays to be lazy! Here’s how the power of laziness has helped me. (Note: This post contains some affiliate links. Thank you!) Sometimes I think that managing my money is hard. Indeed, parts of it are….
Inside: It’s hard to work towards big financial goals – saving for retirement, paying off debt, etc… But by chunking your money, you can easily get started today! I really, really hate exercising. Or, rather, I like it because it keeps me healthy and from gaining too much weight from all the tacos and…
