**UPDATE: Boomertowne is dead. They did not cash in any gift cards since the early part of May 2008, and stopped communicating with their users. Please see this post for more information. Boomertowne.com is one of the few legitimate sites that I have found that really gives an opportunity to make money (in the...
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Archive for January, 2008
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Woohoo!
I am finally finished! It took 9 years (including my maternity leave and leave of absence), but was well worth it. I guess that I should begin contemplating how to use this Ph.D. to my advantage while still being a stay-at-home mom… Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I will definitely have some more...
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Thesis printed! Talk done, but not rehearsed…
I am so sick (again)! I could barely talk today, and have to give my talk at 9:30 in the morning. The talk is done, but I have yet to rehearse, which kind of sucks – looks like I’ll be flying by the seat of my pants. I did get my thesis printed, however. ...
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Thesis almost done, talk is another story…
I’m really amazed – I got my second reader’s comments back today for my thesis, and there are almost no changes to make. I plan on printing it off this weekend (all 8 copies…what a waste of paper!), and then give my talk on Monday. I need to finish my talk tomorrow, so things...
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Our financial story – student loans – part 2
Today, it’s time to focus on my student loans. I was very fortunate to not have to take out any loans for my graduate studies – a small but sufficient graduate stipend combined with my husband’s income helped us out. However, I spent 5 years completing my undergraduate studies (I am a geek who...
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Our financial story – student loans – part 1
I thought that student loans would be a good place to start documenting our financial journey – as I am bringing my graduate school career to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back at what our education cost us. Today, I will start with my husband’s...
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Entrecard – a great way to begin networking
As a blogger who is just starting out, I know that I need to increase my content and my traffic. To date, I have not really been focusing on increasing traffic because I would rather spend my time generating quality content. However, a recent post by Lazy Man influenced me to check out Entrecard, which is...
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One doctoral thesis, coming right up…
Alright, it’s been a couple of days since posting. I am overflowing with ideas, but things are a little busy right now. I have until the end of the month to finish all of the requirements for my Ph.D. in biochemistry from well-known prestigious university. After maxing out maternity leave and leave-of-absence time, it’s...
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Head Huggers – knitting hats for cancer patients
Although the focus of this site is money, it is also important to give back to others. All the money in the world doesn’t matter if you don’t fulfill your personal goals. I mentioned in a previous post that one of my goals was to have a job with a purpose that helps other...
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Life lesson – it is up to you!
The most important thing that I have learned about life is that I am in control of it. When I was in high school, I played soccer, and our coach always used to say, “How bad do you want it?” when we were losing. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but...
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