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Funemployment Report: Fellowship Period

April 29th, 2015 | 5 Comments

Funemployment Report: Fellowship Period

This will be my last funemployment report as I’ve decided to transition from being funemployed to being self-employed! I don’t feel as comfortable putting all my self-employment goals online, though I do have both long-term and short-term goals for my business. Instead, I’ll probably shift occasional reporting on my self-employment progress to the EPF newsletter. –>   I tried to keep my funemployment goals for mid-January to mid-April pretty minimal because I knew my full-time job and … Read entire article »

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As a Contractor, It’s Up to Me to Protect My Time

April 27th, 2015 | 16 Comments

As a Contractor, It’s Up to Me to Protect My Time

Since my defense last summer, I’ve been contracting with a company that provides scientific services. This job has been my main source of income outside of my fellowship from this past spring. I’ve stuck with this job even though most people I know who have done it have quit after a short time, and I think the difference is that I’ve decided to fiercely protect my time.   I am a perfectionist, as are many scientists. I … Read entire article »

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Tax Lies Told to Graduate Students

October 22nd, 2012 | 38 Comments

Tax Lies Told to Graduate Students

Update February 2016: This short post has been expanded to a 10-part series of common grad student tax lies on Grad Student Finances. Check it out for more detail, explanation, applicability, references, etc.!   My little university community service project for this fall is working with a staff member to compile a comprehensive reference document for graduate students preparing to file their taxes.  The purpose is to help graduate students make sense of the tax-related forms they … Read entire article »

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How to Make an Irregular Income as Regular as Possible

August 22nd, 2012 | 30 Comments

How to Make an Irregular Income as Regular as Possible

  One of the clients I coached recently wanted to talk over how to handle his irregular income.  He was having trouble sticking to his budget because he ran his own business and his income fluctuated month-to-month.  I read a bunch of blog posts on the subject and my client found the strategies I suggested helpful, so I thought I would put all of it together in a blog post – with whiteboard drawings!   Here’s what it … Read entire article »

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