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Budget 2015: How to budget for a PhD student with no money left

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It sort of snuck up on me - but not really - that my scholarship is close to ending (life of a phD student :(). On top of that, I've realised that I need to save a little bit extra for my epic post-thesis trip, so that I can still have a little bit of money leftover in my "future fund". So instead of thinking about all that money I should have saved, I'm going to take the approach ...

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how to revive a goldfish

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Did you know that apparently you can revive a goldfish even when it looks dead? Yeah, you can can change it water and hold its gills open in an effort to help them breathe. Sadly, I only found this out once one of our pond koi turned upside down and never went right side up again. It's really quite upsetting to hold a dead fish in your hands. RIP nameless fishy. & ...

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Late night reading

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I have found myself sleeping quite late these days. Sometimes it's Harry Potter keeping me up, and other nights it's the bright moon (or is it insomnia?). Other times still, it's my phone. Bad bad smartphone. Anyway, I'm about to purchase two books for the first time in years. I'm hoping that reading will take the place of playing on my phone before I fall asleep. Fingers crossed? &am ...

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2015

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It's a new year, and another new blog template. I was terribly lax in 2014 with my blogging, but this is the year of change. So I'm hoping I will be able to capture some of the moments this year will bring, before I forget. What a great start to the year though. Fruit salad yummy yummy.  &am ...