KevinMD recently published my article about viewing debt as a disease, Malignant Credit Carcinoma. Here is an excerpt of that article, which comes from my book, ”The Doctors Guide to Eliminating Debt.” Debt should have an ICD-10 code Debt is destroying the lives of doctors everywhere. The cost of getting an education has moved into … Read more
The high-pitched wail of the pneumatic saw cutting through the tibia and the little bits of tissue the blade flung onto the surgeon’s gown were not enough to get to me the first time I saw a surgery, during my senior year in high school. It was the smell. Sliding down the wall in the … Read more
Nothing messes up a good plan for a balanced financial life more than overspending your income. It’s human nature, but it’s like a siren call luring us to our death—as doctors we spent so many years under financial restraint, when it’s lifted we tend to go overboard. We buy too much house, too many toys, … Read more
Christmas is coming soon. Many people will be haunted by the presents they give for several months afterwards in the form of credit card bills. It is amazing how much money we Americans spend on Christmas. Many whole industries thrive on the revenue from Christmas sales. There is no reason for you to go into … Read more
My new book, The Doctors Guide to Eliminating Debt, is now available on Amazon in both paperback and Ebook form. Thanks to all of you who participated in this project. My hope is to change attitudes about debt all over the country. You don’t have to live under the bondage of debt. You can find … Read more
First copy of my new book An exciting moment in Hawaii today as I received the first copy of my new book. The lady at the front desk said I shouldn’t be getting mail, I’m on vacation. It made for a happy vacation day. Doctors are having a tough time with debt and it’s getting … Read more
Doctors today are drowning in debt. That’s not a big revelation, but how did we get here? We moved in a little at a time, like a lobster in a pot of water slowly increasing in temperature until it finally dies when the water gets too hot. Think back to a few months before your … Read more
