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Im a student and I love to travel. That's why I volunteer to go to conferences around the nation. Most of the times, my department pays for them and I get the miles for free :) So I like that arrangement. Sometimes I just have to pay for registration fees, which are like $49. So that's another thing you can look at. This year, there was a conference in Denmark, but my department didn't have money to sponsor the entire trip. Had they offered to pay for the ticket itself, I would have jumped on it.
Example: we have a conference coming up in Washington DC in feb. Most likely we will fly if we get cheap tix. Otherwise we'll gang up in a car and drive. (From CMH). Then there is a conference in Orlando. We are definately flying there and the department has already said that they will pay for the conference. So dont' worry. I guess it's only normal to enjoy travelling. I think every student enjoys it. Some just like to "drive" and some like us likey "flying" and racking up frequent flyer miles... :D

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Originally Posted by GBadger

Eh...I beg to differ somewhat. I'm a graduate student too, and making significantly less than listed above (the east and west coast students tend to make a LOT more than we do in the midwest). On top of that, I've managed to buy a house, save for retirement and am still able to take trips on a regular basis. A lot of them are for work, but on my own dime I've been to Hawaii, Connecticut and Boston this year. Will be heading to Romania next summer (thanks to the mileage run forum).

Wait a second, you bought a house and saved for retirement while you were in grad school, making, what $20,000/year including additional teaching in the summer? Did you use years of student loans for a down payment? I know a few students who put their interest-free student loans into the stock market -- but you bought a friggin house on your own? quite remarkable.