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Academics and Their Money
Ever feel like you’ve got a PhD in your field but only a 101-level understanding of your finances? Welcome to Academics and Their Money, the podcast where we make money talk as smart—and as entertaining—as you are. Because let’s be honest: knowledge is powerful, but a well-earned paycheck doesn’t hurt either. Whether you’re a fresh PhD navigating that first real paycheck, a tenured professor pondering what’s next, or a former academic with some ‘unique’ insights—this show dives into making your…
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Academia, Corporate America, or Entrepreneurship: Which Path Offers Financial Freedom? with Jayne Lammers
Send us Fan Mail “They tell you that tenure is security, right? But I was paid $59,000 to start as a professor, and that was less than I had made in my first…
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More Money or More Time? Finding Financial Flexibility in Academia with Gokan May
Send us Fan Mail “A form of financial freedom would mean choosing what I work on, but also when and where I do it and having more time for my personal life.”…
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Is Tenure Still a Financial Asset? How Job Security, Human Capital, and the Economics of Tenure Are Changing
Send us Fan Mail “Tenure used to be a treasury bond.” For decades, tenure offered academics something rare: a highly predictable source of income that could be…
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How to Talk to Your Partner About Money and Get on the Same Page
Send us Fan Mail “Money is definitely up there in some of the top reasons that relationships experience conflict. And it's rarely about the dollar amount.”…
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Salary Isn't Everything: A Nurse's Guide to Career and Money with Sandra Shapiro
Send us Fan Mail “I could definitely be making more outside of academia.” What does it really mean to make good financial decisions as a nurse and an academic?…
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You Finished Your PhD. Now What? A Financial Guide for Your Next Steps
Send us Fan Mail Finishing a PhD and moving into a postdoc, faculty position, or industry job can feel like a huge financial transition. After years of living…
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What Your Humanities PhD Is Worth Outside Academia with Larry McGrath
Send us Fan Mail What can you actually do with a humanities or social science PhD outside of academia? In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka…
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Don't Wait Until 45 to Learn About Money with Ana Pineda
Send us Fan Mail Academics spend years becoming experts in their fields, but many reach midcareer realizing they were never taught the fundamentals of personal…
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Academia Isn't Your Only Option: One Career Change That Doubled Matt Goren's Income
Send us Fan Mail What if the skills you've spent years developing in academia are worth far more than you've been led to believe? In this episode of Academics…
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From Professor to Business Owner: The Financial Basics Every Academic Entrepreneur Needs to Know
Send us Fan Mail Many academics dream about turning their expertise into something more, whether that means consulting, coaching, writing, speaking, creating…
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Your Sabbatical Is Not a Productivity Challenge: How Bethany Wilinski Helps Academics Recover From Burnout and Fall Back in Love With Their Work
Send us Fan Mail What if your sabbatical wasn’t about accomplishing more, but about creating the space you actually need to recover, reflect, and reconnect…
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Stop Treating Money Like a Dirty Word and Start Valuing Your Expertise with Jennifer Polk
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a historian realizes the traditional academic path is no longer the right fit? In this episode of Academics and Their Money…
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“It’s Not Wrong to Want More” Building Wealth Without Leaving Your Values Behind with Gertrude Nonterah
Send us Fan Mail “It’s not wrong to want more.” - Gertrude Nonterah In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit…
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Changing How You Think About Money: A Framework and Book Recs for Academics
Send us Fan Mail “Most academics don't actually have a money problem. they either have a system problem, a behavioral problem, or a burnout problem.” In this…
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“You Should Be So Lucky” The Lie Academia Tells About Money (When It’s Really a Business) with Philippe Barr
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you follow your academic dream… without thinking about the financial reality? In this episode, Neeka Miremadi and Inga…
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Academia Isn’t the Safety Net You Think, From Burnout to a Six Figure Exit with Paulina Cossette
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Paulina Cossette shares her journey from political science professor to successful business…
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Financial Therapy Month: You Don’t Have a Money Problem, You Have a Nervous System Problem with Oliver Schnusenberg
Send us Fan Mail Money stress isn’t always loud or obvious. More often, it shows up as a constant, quiet hum in the background of our daily lives. In this…
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Financial Therapy Month: Building a Healthier Financial Life, Practical Tools for Money & Emotions with Nate Astle
Send us Fan Mail “Shame is the enemy of change. We can’t shame ourselves into better financial behavior.” — Nate Astle In this episode of Academics and Their…
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How to Choose a PhD Program That Actually Pays Off: A Practical Framework for Fit, Funding, and Future Jobs
Send us Fan Mail “You do not go for a PhD unless they pay you for it.” In this solo episode of Academics and Their Money, Inga Timmerman shares a comprehensive…
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One Year Podcast Anniversary Special: Neeka Interviews Inga Timmerman, The Episode We’ve All Been Waiting For
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka flips the script and interviews co-host Inga about her journey from Eastern Europe to…
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Does Academia Pay Better Abroad? A Global Perspective from Izidin El Kalak
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Izidin El Kalak, associate professor of finance…
Academics and Their Money4 Degrees, Dollars, and Detours: Academia Meets Financial Therapy with Oliver Schnusenberg
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Oliver Schnusenberg, Professor of Finance…
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Not Financially Optimal, But Right: Inside the Australian Academic System with Roxy Pebdani
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Roxy Pebdani to explore what it really looks…
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How PhDs Can Earn Fifty to Seventy Five Percent More: Elena Hoffer’s Not-So-Academic Story
Send us Fan Mail In this international edition of Academics and Their Money, Inga Timmerman and Neeka Miremadi sit down with Elena Hoffer, a German scientist…
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The Academic Roadmap: Promotion (Money First!), Tenure, and Money Mindsets with Philip Gibson
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Philip Gibson professor of finance…
Academics and Their MoneySide Hustles, Stashes, and Salary Truths: The Academic Life of Nik Volkov
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Nik Volkov, Associate Professor of Finance…
Academics and Their Money‘It’s Like Dealing with Kindergartners’: Pieter De Jong on the Realities of Academic Life
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman talk with Pieter De Jong, who shares his unconventional…
Academics and Their MoneyYou Can’t Pay Rent with Passion: Why Ashley Ruba Left Academia
Send us Fan Mail “Clarity often follows action. You don’t really know what you like until you try it.” — Ashley Ruba In this episode of Academics and Their…
Academics and Their MoneyMoney Gives You Options: Emily Roberts on Finances in Grad School
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman sit down with Emily Roberts, founder of Personal Finance for…
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Annual Benefit Enrollment Explained: Making the Most of Your Workplace Benefits as an Academic
Send us Fan Mail It’s not a set-it-and-forget-it type thing, annual enrollment is the one time each year to really make sure your benefits still fit your life…
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Academia Won’t Love You Back: Rebecca Pope-Ruark on Money, Burnout, and Balance
Send us Fan Mail “We imagine professors in leather chairs thinking big thoughts, but the reality is—it’s a workplace that won’t love you back if you’re not…
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The Currency of Life: How Academics Can Build Financial Freedom with Sam Hosseini
Send us Fan Mail "Money is not a piece of paper in your purse. It's your life. It's your youth. It's your precious hours that you gave away to earn that money…
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The $48K Wake-Up Call: Lessons in Money and Academia with Tanya Golash-Boza
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your first raise kicks you off state healthcare? Tanya Golash-Boza learned the hard way that more money doesn’t always mean…
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Academia as a Business: Side Hustles, Strategy, and Salary with Ramon Goings
Send us Fan Mail “Get the Bag, Not Just the Title” — Ramon Goings What would you do differently if you could start your academic career over? Ramon Goings has…
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Part 2: Starting a New Academic Job? Breaking Down Your Retirement Plan’s Investment Choices—Without the Jargon
Send us Fan Mail In this second installment of our two-part series on workplace retirement plans, host Neeka Miremadi helps academics navigate the next step…
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Starting a New Academic Job? Here's How to Pick the Right Retirement Plan
Send us Fan Mail Starting a new academic job? One of the biggest—and most overwhelming—financial decisions you'll face is choosing a workplace retirement plan…
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Leaving Academia: Janine Sam on Giving Up Tenure for Industry
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, we talk with Janine Sam—a former professor turned financial planner—about her transition from…
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Tenure, Textbooks, and the Long Game with Melisa Galvan
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, we’re joined by Melisa Galvan—professor, textbook author, and all-around academic powerhouse—to…
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Unraveling Money Mindsets & Adjunct Academia with Shannah Game
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, we sit down with Shannah Game—host of Everyone's Talking Money and author of Unraveling Your…
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Gratitude & the Side-Eye: Nicole Pulliam on Making Peace—and Money—Beyond Academia
Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest and empowering episode of Academics and Their Money, we’re joined by Nicole Pulliam—tenured professor, certified coach…
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Balancing Academia, Finances, and Well-Being: A Conversation with Jasmine Cobb
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman interview Jasmine Cobb about her insights on navigating…
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Breaking Money Myths: Academic Funding, Immigrant Guilt, and Failing Upward with Zeina Salame
Send us Fan Mail This episode of Academics and Their Money explores the intersection of money, culture, and academia through the experiences of Zeina Salame…
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Understanding Taxes as an Academic: Common Considerations and Shortcomings
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Neeka Miremadi breaks down the complexities of taxes for professors, for those new to academia or continuing. She covers…
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Career Pivots: Aline Silva's Journey from Academia to Industry
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Academics and Their Money, hosts Neeka Miremadi and Inga Timmerman interview Aline Silva, who shares her transition from…
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Academic Career Decisions: What to Consider and What It Means for Your Money
Send us Fan Mail Episode Overview: In this episode of Academics and Their Money, Inga Timmerman breaks down the financial and career considerations that…
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Money Matters for Academics: The Key Questions to Ask Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Financial planning isn’t just about numbers—it’s about designing a career and life that bring you fulfillment. In this episode of Academics…
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Welcome to Academics and Their Money
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Academics and Their Money, the podcast where we dive into the unique financial challenges and opportunities academics face. Whether…