Making the most of your student loan situation is paramount to financial success. For this reason, this is a must read post if you are a medical student, resident, or academic attending. Come check it out as we discuss the REPAYE loop hole and 4 REPAYE hacks that will help you make the most of this great program.
Today’s post hopes to answer the following question: As doctors, why do we have a target painted on our back by financial professionals? Let’s talk about five targets that doctors provide. Hopefully, through this discussion, you will be more aware of how and why people aim to steal a part of the pie that is rightly yours.
Today’s post is the first of what will be many Physician Finance Interviews where we ask doctors (and/or their significant others) questions about the debts, assets, and personal finance decisions. Come read about the successes, failures, and advice from other people who have walked in your shoes.
Each month I highlight some posts from other sites that I thought were particularly helpful reads. By way of curating the internet for these articles, I hope to save you some time in having to do so yourself. Â
A recent WSJ article looked into the poverty in our older generation and their inability to retire. It’s important to understand history or else we are doomed to repeat it. Come take a walk with me as we look at the reasons why they are unable to retire and how we can prevent this from happening to the current generations.
In medicine, we have to handover care to the physicians coming behind us. At least, for those of us that do shift work that is true. Just like we run the list to check out on the patients we are taking care of, we will run a list of articles I think you should read. So, this will be the first of many Monthly Checkouts where I hand select articles that I really think are worth checking out to you.Â
Little did Dr. Fawcett know, that book would lead him on a journey to pay off all of his debt in less than six years. This led him to write a guide specific for doctor’s called The Doctor’s Guide to Eliminating Debt. Today, I’ll review Dr. Fawcett’s book and tell you if I think it’s worth the read.
Today’s post can be found on White Coat Investor where I discuss Fellowship Opportunity Cost. In other words, how much does it cost you (debt, investments, and otherwise) to pursue a fellowship. I even include a calculator to help you figure it out! Let’s calculate your Fellowship Opportunity Cost today.
We are going to discuss five financial mistakes that I have made in my life and the consequences of each mistake. I want you to read this in a certain light, though. The light is this: You, too, can make it to financial independence despite making stupid mistakes like me.
Don’t we all remember the most important money saving tip? You know. If you just brew your coffee (or tea) at home while you are a medical student and resident instead of going to Starbucks, you could save thousands of dollars on your medical school debt. We’ve got some talking to do: Student Loans Part 1.
[This is a guest post from Lawrence B. Keller, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, LUTCF. It is a basic post,...
This is my first of (at least) quarterly TPP Net Worth updates. This will help hold me accountable, help provide transparency to my readers, and hopefully provide those coming behind me some proof that financial goals can be achieved in a way to make both the head and the heart happy!
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