In today’s journal club, Sarah and Whitney dive in to a topic that’s frequently seen as taboo: money. Sarah hates personal finance and rarely logs into her bank accounts; Whitney balances her checkbook for fun -- but the two agree that paying for grad school, negotiating salaries, and managing finances are important but can be difficult. They reflect on their own experiences to offer advice to AcaDames at multiple career stages.

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Related readings and links:

Conversation starting at 42:56 refers to Episode 101

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Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholarship Postdoc

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Bad with Money with Gaby Dunn Podcast

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A transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: August 23, 2018

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