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6 Steps for Physicians to Attain Financial Freedom, Decrease Burnout, and Become a Better Doctor!
Physicians are some of the worst accumulators of wealth despite being high compensated. This contributes to financial strain, burn out, and diminished overall well-being. Financial freedom…
The Small but Important Difference Between Interest Rate & APR
I consider myself someone who currently is pretty financially literate. Not perfect. But in a way better place than I was when I started out…
One Year Real Estate Review of Investment Property #5
At the time of writing this post (August 2023), Selenid and I have officially owned our 5th investment property for 1 year! So, we recently…
Evaluating the Two Funds for Life Portfolio for Doctors
I recently read Paul Merriman and Richard Buck’s book, We’re Talking Millions: 12 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Retirement. In terms of a book review,…
Investing Basics
Are Medical Surveys Worth It as a Side Gig?
Let’s talk about medical surveys as a side gig for physicians. Basically, I think these are important questions to answer because doing medical surveys is probably the most readily available…
PhREI Network Roundup 5-18-23: Palm Springs Short Term Rental Regulations
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
Finance Flash Go! Episode #110: 401k vs. Pension
What’s better? A 401(k)/403(b) or a pension? How exactly are they different? What are the pros and cons of each? Let’s discuss today on the Finance Flash Go! podcast! Listen…
11 Finance Steps for a Resident That Will Make You Over $1 Million
If you are a resident like I was, you probably feel a bit stuck financially. You don’t make a lot of money. You are working constantly. It seems like there…
Real Estate Investing
PhREI Network Roundup 9-29-22: Tax Benefits of Short-Term Rentals
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
PhREI Network Roundup 9-22-22: Four Physicians Walk Into a Bar…
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
30 vs 15 Year Mortgages for Rental Properties
The most common traditional financing options for 1-4 unit investment real estate properties are 30 and 15 year mortgages. While other financing options do exist such as seller financing, private…
Sorta Random Sunday: The Most Financially Literate Athlete?
When you think of the average athlete, financial literacy isn’t the first thing that typically comes to mind. In fact, we probably think of the average athlete as being minimally…
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