Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include the topics of burnout, McMansions, real estate investing, outsourcing for more free time, and the importance … Read more
Medscape recently published their 2019 National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report and I thought some of the findings were interesting. Every year burnout and suicide seem to be taking a bigger role in the literature. They asked 15,000 physicians across 29 specialties to answer their polling questions. Forty four percent of the doctors polled … Read more
Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include fighting burnout, reading more, improving habits, and things 1099 independent contractors need to know. Happy reading! … Read more
Wealth seems to be an elusive dream for many people. They desire to become wealthy, but feel they don’t earn enough money to reach that goal, as if earning more would make the difference. A study of 10,000 millionaires presented in Chris Hogan’s new book, Everyday Millionaires, showed that 69% of these millionaires reached that … Read more
Every week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable, so each Monday I plan to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. Kicking off this week’s favorites is a great summary of the things you need to think about to keep your … Read more
We’ve all seen a few “news” pieces about the recent government shut down. It’s interesting, but not surprising, to hear that numerous government employees are crippled by the delay of a single paycheck. This is exactly the reason everyone needs an emergency fund. When an unexpected financial catastrophe pops up, we need to be able … Read more
Most people don’t realize how easy it is to become debt free. Instead they envision a horrible drop in lifestyle and great sacrifices that include turning back the clock to medical school days where they were living on peanut butter and Top Raman. When in fact, no sacrifice is required to become debt free. All … Read more
Too many doctors today believe that their income is what determines their level of success. This is a fallacy that is hurting way too many doctors. We hear things like “Become a specialist so you can make the big bucks” or “Now that I’m an attending, I can afford the payments on a new Tesla” … Read more
Most Americans live their lives on borrowed money, constantly spending a little more than they make, leaving them with a growing debt. These debt payments, and the added interest they must pay on their debt, decreases the amount of money that they have available to spend on future needs. Paradoxically, borrowing to buy depreciating items, … Read more
We have all received many gifts throughout our lifetime. Most are long gone and forgotten, but a few gifts stand out as favorites. As kids we are given so many toys that we don’t even remember most of them. As we get older, practical gifts like ties and socks are given. Sometimes people don’t know … Read more
