Money
In a recent article on GradHacker, Emily Roberts lists some of her tips for saving time and money as a starving grad student.
In a recent article on GradHacker, Emily Roberts lists some of her tips for saving time and money as a starving grad student:
Get into a routine: Once you have mastered a few tried-and-true meals, stick to rotating those during the week. This will not only reduce the amount of time you spend trying to figure out how to best cook your meal, but will also save time in the grocery store when you know exactly what you need and where to find it.
Plan ahead: Even if you're diligent about brown-bagging lunches to campus, grad students' schedules are notoriously demanding and often require you to stay on campus well beyond 5 p.m. Students may feel the need to rush to the Arbor or run down to Subway to make sure they have dinner for the night-but repeatedly spending even small sums on fast food can quickly add up. Anticipate pulling some long hours at school and plan your meals accordingly. Whether this means bringing several extra snacks or two full meals is up to you, but your wallet will thank you.
Think in terms of bulk: Purchasing a slow cooker may be the ultimate kitchen time saver. Quickly throw in some veggies, meat, or other ingredients, and you'll have at least four servings of that meal to last throughout the week. In addition to using slow cookers, batch cooking large meals and freezing or refrigerating them for the remainder of the week will save a huge amount of time-and keep you from the tempting but pricey fast food!
For more tips and posts, check out GradHacker's blog!