Budgeting During Grad School

[BioCook]

Hi all - I'm slowly motivating myself to start a budget for when I get to grad school. I currently have one since I am working full-time, but it'll be extremely different once I go back to school full-time. Does anyone here have any templates or tips for budgeting before/during school?

[speechie777]

I’m also interested in any tips for budgeting! I’ve been working a full time job and a part time job this year and never worked less than 30 hours a week the entire time I’ve been in college. I know this won’t be possible with a rigorous grad program and am stressing about how to pay bills, let alone have any money to spend for leisure. Would love to hear how others have juggled this in the past!

[bibliophile222]

13 minutes ago, speechie777 said:

I’m also interested in any tips for budgeting! I’ve been working a full time job and a part time job this year and never worked less than 30 hours a week the entire time I’ve been in college. I know this won’t be possible with a rigorous grad program and am stressing about how to pay bills, let alone have any money to spend for leisure. Would love to hear how others have juggled this in the past!

Loans. Lots of loans. And some credit card debt. Sad but true.

Kudos to everyone who's a better at budgeting than me and/or willing to work more than 5 hours a week, but I'm just not that person!

[Teaching Faculty Wannabe]

You should check out this website and her podcast: http://pfforphds.com/

She talks about how to do your finances as a PhD/graduate students, such as budgeting, taxes, and money saving tips.

Edited March 28, 2019 by IceCream & MatSci

[Southwestspeechie]

Look for free food wherever you go and try to limit how much you go out! The school I go to has a Campus Pantry for students where you can pick up some food twice a week, and it helps a lot.