Real financial advice for real scientists
You know you need to invest. I know I need to invest. It can seem so confusing at first though. Where the heck do I start? What’s a trading fee, and can I pay them in Pokemon cards and pogs? Don’t I need a million dollars and a monocle to be an investor? False!…
When I was a kid, I used to love Christmas shopping. Me, my mom, and my sister would spend hours at the mall each weekend leading up to Christmas poring over every possible gift for every possible person in our life. Boy, times have changed. I’m no scrooge, but I can’t afford to subsidize…
“Hey, wanna go to Peru in a few months?” my friend texted me eight months ago. “I found some sweet deals on flights.” Any sane person probably would have said no. But luckily, I am not a sane person, and so of course I said yes. But—lest you think I am a total idiot—I…
I love shopping online. Mostly because I can stay at home in my pajamas, drink beer, and avoid people, but there are some other benefits too. For example, I can research the best item for whatever job I need, at the best price. Rather than wading past 10,000 other useless pieces of crap I…
Today I’d like to introduce you to what I view as the 8th wonder of the world. Now, you might think I’m talking about some ancient architecture or natural geological formation, but I’m not. Nope. This is ‘Merica, after all. I’m talking about meat. I love me a good steak or a hamburger. Fish,…
Hello and welcome to another installment of Lindsay Tries A Weird Thing To Save Money! This month I’m on a yogurt-making kick. I love me some high-quality Greek yogurt, especially since I’ve started lifting weights again. But holy cow is that stuff expensive—$1.89 for my favorite cup of premium Icelandic Skyr (none of that…
“The best way to get ahead in life is by spending more than you earn.” – said no one ever. In order to get out of the paycheck to paycheck cycle, you need to reduce your expenses below what you’re bringing home—sometimes, drastically. You know it. I know it. Everybody knows it. But yet,…
Last week I came back from my first overseas trip. I was really nervous because I’ve never been away from my daily money management routine for so long, and Zach’s about as interested in it as he is particle physics or anything science really (who am I kidding?). I was afraid I’d come back…
Investing used to be terrifying to me. There’s an entire industry built on investing. They even have an entire street of walls somewhere in New York that somehow helps investors (do they pray to it for divinations?). How could a poor little peon like me hope to chip away at all them big riches?…
Pressure cooking used to be about as hip as fondue pots, fruitcake, and those old-school rotisserie apple peelers that everyone’s Nana has. But, pressure cooking’s back on the scene with all the piss and vinegar of the Koolaid man. And it’s not just any ol’ pressure cooker—I’m talking about the Instant Pot. Last July,…
