Real financial advice for real scientists
At Science Finance, we talk about how to manage your money as a scientist. But… what if you can’t be one? A serious topic and one I know about first hand. Not Finding A Position Is Common We don’t really become scientists to be rich or famous. You usually pick a degree, such as…
Welcome to 2019!! Clearly Science Finance Lab and Science Finance Cat couldn’t give two hoots, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. The New Year is a great time to set resolutions. In fact, 94% of millennials are planning on making financial resolutions in 2019, according to one study. But if most New Year’s resolutions fall…
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, or your hideous tights for that matter. I’ll crouch in the corner of the room and hiss if forced to be near anything that’s been within a mile…
My husband, Zach, is a hardcore video game nerd. I, in fact, am not. I get more joy out of tracking our financial progress than in blasting away aliens on a TV screen. #NerdAlert This got me thinking, though: why can’t personal finance be played like a game? And if it was a game,…
Sometimes I think that managing my money is hard. Indeed, parts of it are. I am endowed with an addiction to updating my daily budget bordering on obsessive-compulsive. But, in other areas of my life, I’m profoundly lazy. So lazy in fact, that I could put Eeyore to shame (I really do like naps)….
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 beer I like to consume. But, those first few minutes after I set the countdown timer for 30 minutes are the worst. I’d rather be doing anything else—doing…
Back in the day I used to spend money like a bat outta Hell with a bad gambling habit. Why? I didn’t have a good grounding for what those dollars really could buy as they flew out of my bank account. I didn’t know what my opportunity costs were. All I knew is that…
I used to not pay much attention to how I spent money. If I had money, I spent it. If I didn’t have money, I didn’t spend it. I didn’t pay any attention to what I bought beyond whatever flashy thing happened to be in front of me at the moment. Savings? Forget it….
You’ve heard of the Bucket List idea: a list of things to do before you die. But have you heard of its more optimistic cousin, the Fill-The-Bucket list? Maggie over at Northern Expenditure and Desirae at Half Banked recently laid out the things they’re grateful for having done in their own Fill-The-Bucket lists….
