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Should I Give My Kids an Allowance?
Choosing whether to give your kids an allowance can be stressful, especially when considering tying an allowance to chores. What should you do if the…
PhREI Network Roundup 12-31-21
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…
Is the Certainty Bias Causing Doctors to Make Financial and Medical Mistakes?
The certainty bias is a particularly strong bias and heuristic. And we may think that as “sophisticated” and educated doctors, we are not as susceptible…
3 Ways My Financial Plan Is Changing Due to End of Federal Student Loan Forbearance
When I wrote this post, the federal student loan forbearance ended on December 31, 2022. Now it’s extended. So this piece is now how I…
Investing Basics
PhREI Network Roundup 5-5-22: How to Transform Your Home From a Liability Into an Asset
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 #52: Is Passive Income a Real Thing?
Today on the Finance Flash Go! podcast, we have a simple question: Is passive income a real thing? Listen to the full episode and subscribe here! This is the question…
Physician Side Gigs to Make You Passive Money
Passive income was a foreign concept to me just a short time ago. And physician side gigs? Why in the world would physicians want or need side gigs? The problem…
PhREI Network Roundup 4-28-22: Have the Courage to Change Your Life
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…
Real Estate Investing
What Happens When [A] Plastic [Surgeon] Catches FIRE?!
This blog is for everyone. And a major point of interest in the blog is the concept of FIRE, being “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” But the simple fact remains that…
Monopoly and Life: Important Lessons for Real Estate Investors (& Kids)
Today’s post is a guest post from Ian Cook at Carpe Diem MD. Ian is an ER doc focusing on Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine while his wife, Lauren, is…
Chatting All Things Financial Well Being with The Happy Doc
A number of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Taylor Brana on his podcast, The Happy Doc podcast. It was so enjoyable especially because his message…
How to Have Success Becoming an Attending Physician
I just became an attending a few months ago as of the writing of this post. Becoming an attending physician can be scary for a lot of reasons. With more…
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