A Professor's Journey in search of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)
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The Price of a Chai Latte: Dollars or Hours?
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1–2 minutesRead More: The Price of a Chai Latte: Dollars or Hours?When we decide to purchase an item or an experience, whether it’s a cup of chai with oat milk or a ghost tour (two things…
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Is ‘Work-Life Balance’ in Academia an Oxymoron?
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2–3 minutesRead More: Is ‘Work-Life Balance’ in Academia an Oxymoron?A close friend of mine had her birthday recently. She lives in a different state, and we had scheduled a ‘phone date’ for that day.…
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Is the ‘Inner Circle’ of Academia the ‘Tenure Track’?
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2–3 minutesRead More: Is the ‘Inner Circle’ of Academia the ‘Tenure Track’?During the April faculty meeting, my college honored three of my colleagues who are retiring, from three different departments. To begin with, we had some…
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Tracking expenses as an awesome starting point for FIRE
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1–2 minutesRead More: Tracking expenses as an awesome starting point for FIREI have always been frugal. When I first started my PhD, my yearly stipend was $21,500. This was the first time in my life I…
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How to approach teaching delayed gratification to college students.
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1–2 minutesRead More: How to approach teaching delayed gratification to college students.A few years ago I renamed “office hours” as “help hours” in order to entice more students to come talk to me. I have a…
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Do academics need to ‘win the lottery’ for early retirement?
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1–2 minutesRead More: Do academics need to ‘win the lottery’ for early retirement?“Are you planning to win the lottery?” This is what an academic in their early 60s asked me when I mentioned that I hope to…
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An amazing FIRE-friendly Spring Break in Oaxaca City!
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2–3 minutesRead More: An amazing FIRE-friendly Spring Break in Oaxaca City!Spring Break! Perfect time to catch up on grading, the journal manuscripts that needed editing, recommendation letters that needs writing… Spring Break is my ….…
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