right project. So even with two part time jobs and the PhD, I have only managed to save an average of about 1k annually. Whatever I've saved I've usually ended up spending at Christmas so I could go see family in Finland (those holidays cost ~1K) and on my citizenship.
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@hisotalus should be seriously chuffed to save anything during your PhD anywhere in the UK. That's a hell of an effort!1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
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Thanks, yes, it's not been easy to save up but I feel it's been necessary so that when I finish the PhD a small gap between study and work is not going to tip me over the edge. I want a month off!
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Smart planning. I had zero time off. Fortunately moving post PhD I could crash with
@caosnes in Leeds whilst doing a shittily-paid post-PhD but NotPostDoc job. Had zero savings though, still struggling to save tbh now that I'm renting solo and getting trains everywhere.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Yeah I would not have been able to save anything without doing teaching on top of the PhD. The research council funding is not really enough to even live on in Bristol without struggle. If I only had that I wouldn't have seen my family in 4 years.
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Saving money during phd while paying rent is bonkers. Wow. That's impressive.
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Honestly I think the suggestion that anyone can save a deposit is a little insensitive but then maybe I am over sensitive. You gotta be pretty privileged to get there. For me to have even saved 10k I would've had to put 30% of income into savings,when 60% of it goes to rent&bills
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The only way anybody can "save money" in the UK for a deposit is either they live with their parents/partner and/or their parents/partner buy/s them a place. That's it. That's how I have a house, partner. That's how my friends have flats, parents. That's the UK.
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In the USA... I hear you get paid more. I also hear their GDP is much higher.
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Almost all my UK friends who own property have had help from mum and dad in one way or another, either in contribution to the deposit or in letting them live at home while they save. But I think with some studentships it would be possible to save that. E.g. Wellcome Trust pays
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Very rare. And the place won't be in London.
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Aye, I think here James was saying it's doable to buy a house in B'ham as a first year post doc and save a deposit as a PhD student.
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