Evolving Personal Finance » Entries tagged with "entrepreneurship"
Am I a Work-at-Home Wife or a Stay-at-Home Wife?
Last week, in a bid to be more organized with my time, I laid out a template for how I would like to spend my time each workday. It uses high-level categories to remind me to work on various aspects of my business each day. This is a switch-over for me from using only to-do lists, as I would allow myself the ‘out’ of working on the more urgent or enjoyable items and never get … Read entire article »
Filed under: self-employment
How My PhD Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship
Today I’m launching the first post in each of two new series over on Grad Student Finances. The first post in the side job series is from a student who worked part-time for an investor relations firm. The first post in the reader posts series is on why one grad student is motivated to save aggressively. I didn’t quite know it at the time, but last fall, just after my PhD defense, I started a business teaching … Read entire article »
Filed under: grad school, self-employment
Is Your Blog on Your Resume?
I’ve been thinking about resumes and CVs a lot recently as Kyle has had me look at his CV about a million times before sending it out to potential advisors. Believe it or not, I used to consult on resumes when I worked in my college’s writing center – not that I super knew what I was doing. Some of the resume advice I have heard a few times is include hobbies and such because it … Read entire article »
Filed under: career
We’re So Not Entrepreneurial, But Maybe We Can Change
I took a career/personality assessment test a couple years ago through my university’s career center called the Strong Interest Inventory, and it told me that I don’t have the aptitude to work for myself. I really didn’t need a test to tell me that – I could just look at the evidence of my life, and Kyle’s too. Not only have I never run a business, I’ve never wanted to. I haven’t even pursued side … Read entire article »
Filed under: income
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