Jimmy Turner, MD

Investing in What Matters Most: The Best Investments

Much of the personal finance blogosphere directed at physicians spends time discussing spending...

Do You Suffer from Someday Syndrome?

We all suffer from Someday Syndrome in one way or another. Someday, things will be better. Someday, I’ll have this (or that). But, the truth is that we might live our entire life waiting for “someday” to come when what we needed was there in front of us the whole time…

Moderate Minimalism: The Key to Living in the Moment

Sometimes working harder does not produce better results. Or, maybe you’ve heard it said that “Less is more”? Either way, the modern life is full of distractions that prevent us from living in the moment. Moderate minimalism is the key to fixing that problem.

The Two Most Important Words in Personal Finance

According to Passive Income MD, these are the two most important words in all of personal finance. And, I’ll admit that you either wield this as a force to be reckoned with our you will succumb to its will. This is the driver of most people’s financial stress, if they have it.

REPAYE Versus PAYE for Two-Income Couples

REPAYE or PAYE? If you are married to someone else who earns an income, this can complicate which student loan program you should use to pay back your loans. If you are both paying back loans and making an income, it gets even more complicated! This post is here to help you figure it all out.

The Importance of Finding Contentment Today

In the journey to becoming doctors, we get used to the four year transition periods. There is always a next step. This produces a problem that leads to worse burnout, an inability to find contentment today.

5 Reasons Investing in Individual Stocks is for Losers

Many people have enjoyed the successes (and more often the failures) of investing in individual stocks. If you have ever wondered if you should invest in individual stocks, this post is for you. And, if you currently do this sort of thing, I might call you a loser in this post. Read it at your own peril.

Budgets Are For Rookies

Everyone hates a budget. Everyone should hate even more a budget with “training wheels.” If you don’t know what that looks like, let this Saturday Selection from the WCI network teach you. After all, budgeting is for rookies.

Why PSLF Will Work

Many students I talk to are concerned that PSLF is going away. They’ve seen it in congressional acts and presidential budgets. In this guest post, a student loan expert (Travis Hornsby) walks us through why you should have a little trust. Come check it out.

Money and Burnout: Taking the Road Less Traveled

You may have made your way here from reading my book, Determined: How Burned-Out Doctors Can...

Doctors Aren’t Burned Out, They are Morally Injured

In philosophy, terms are important. They have connotations and meanings that dictate the conversation. Even when we have the term, we spend time defining them. And it is time we stop defining what is happening in medicine as “burn out” and start using the right term – moral injury.

When the Hedonic Treadmill hits Ludicrous Speed

This post, which was originally featured on Physician on...