Personal Finance for PhDs

1.4K subscribers. This is what normal looks like here — measured, so you know instantly when it isn't.

20 days of measured history · 27 videos tracked

Key facts

•1.4K subscribers; tracked in the Personal Finance desk.
•Normal views; mature: ~35.
•Hottest of the last 10 uploads: 2.4x this channel's own baseline.
•Every video here is scored against this channel's own trailing 90-day median at matching age.

—median @ 24h

35median (mature)

2.4×hottest recent

last 10 uploads vs baseline

The breakout multiplier is a Contentine Brief calculation from public view counts — not a YouTube metric, and not endorsed or provided by YouTube.

1.3×	The Best Financial Advice for First Year Funded Graduate Students 2026-08-10	46
0.6×	Book Writing Update 26Jul2026 2026-08-07	20
1.0×	Discretionary Expenses Are Necessary (and Vice Versa) 2026-07-28	34
0.3×	Even More Reasons Not to Fund Your PhD with Federal Student Loans 2026-07-27	11
0.6×	This Grad Student's Social Spending in Boston Pays Dividends 2026-07-13	22
1.1×	This Grad Student Fellow's Frugal Lifestyle Enables a High Savings Rate 2026-06-29	39
1.0×	How to Save Money as a Funded Graduate Student 2026-06-16	35
2.4×	How This PhD Solopreneur Manages Her Time and Money 2026-05-18	83
0.9×	Sacrificing for a Lofty Financial Goal on a Grad Student Stipend 2026-05-04	32
0.7×	Holding a Financial Standard While on the Faculty Job Market 2026-04-20	25

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