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You Finished Your PhD. Now What? A Financial Guide for Your Next Steps
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Finishing a PhD and moving into a postdoc, faculty position, or industry job can feel like a huge financial transition. After years of living on a stipend, your first real paycheck can suddenly make your income feel enormous, but that does not necessarily mean it is time to upgrade your entire lifestyle.
In this episode, Neeka walks through the financial basics academics should consider after graduate school.
She also talks about the pressure to compare yourself to peers who take different career paths, why renting can actually be a valuable form of flexibility, and how small…
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