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In this week\u2019s Financial Friday Round-Up, you can read about the where the housing market is heading, how to survive working from home, a caterpillar that could help our plastic crisis, and an investigation into whether a $1,000 iPhone is truly a \u201cwant\u201d or a \u201cneed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is My $1,000 iPhone a \u2018Want\u2019 or a \u2018Need\u2019? My 24-Hour Quest to Find Out<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

Anyone tuning into our LiSA Initiative webinars will recognize that one of the most important steps to budgeting is to learn how to differentiate between your \u201cwants\u201d and \u201cneeds.\u201d Some of the decisions are harder than others\u2014your iPhone, for example. On the one hand, it\u2019s essential for working efficiently. On the other, it\u2019s certainly pricey. Lucky for us, Alyssa Fischer vowed to get the definitive answer for an entertaining piece in Money <\/em>this week.<\/p>\n

How to Work From Home Without Losing Your Mind<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

It was very kind of Brian Barrett at Wired <\/em>to put together a survival guide for those of us not used to the cabin fever and easy distractions that one can encounter when working from home. In the face of COVID-19 and a rise in telecommuting, this piece comes at an essential time for anyone looking to keep up their productivity at home.<\/p>\n

The Effects of Professor Gender on the Post-Graduation Outcomes of Female Students <\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research recently found that \u201camong high-ability female students, being assigned a female professor leads to substantial increases in the probability of working in a STEM occupation and the probability of receiving a STEM master\u2019s degree,\u201d providing further evidence to the importance of female role models. While the paper itself is behind a paywall, you can read the study\u2019s summary and conclusion using the link above.<\/p>\n

Where the Housing Market Is Headed<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

This week\u2019s episode of Your Money\u2019s Worth, <\/em>a financial podcast from Kiplinger\u2019s<\/em>, hosts Sandy Block and Ryan Ermey talked to Zillow <\/em>economist Jeff Tucker to discuss what the housing market has in store for 2020, as well as investing strategies amid market panic and tips for saving at the pump.<\/p>\n

Scientists Found a Caterpillar That Eats Plastic. Could It Help Solve our Plastic Crisis?<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

In science news, researchers have made an exciting discovery for our environmental future: a caterpillar that loves to munch on plastic, a lot of which takes the form of non-biodegradable waste we\u2019ve struggled to get rid of for half a century. While these caterpillars won\u2019t save us from plastic pollution entirely, examining how this species digests this synthetic material is an exciting step toward learning how we can dispose of plastics without resorting to landfills.<\/p>\n

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Check out our other Financial Friday Round-Up posts for more great reads!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Financial Friday Round-Up: March 2 \u2013 March 6, 2020<\/a><\/span>
\nFinancial Friday Round-Up: February 24 \u2013 February 28, 2020<\/a><\/span>
\nFinancial Friday Round-Up: February 17 \u2013 February 21, 2020<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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