This is a guest post from Anjali Jariwala, CPA, CFP, of Fit Advisors. She is a sponsor of this site, but this is not a paid post. I am a financial planner and I constantly worry about my own personal finances, which may be surprising for people to hear. My occupation alone does not necessarily…
About 6 months ago I wrote about our accidental one income challenge — if you missed it, read it and come on back! The Challenge Sudden loss of income is something everyone needs a contingency plan for — while ours was modifiable, sometimes the circumstances are not. There are many things that can lead to a…
Another addition in the Future Proof Your Children Series — click here to find previous ones. Let’s be honest — what I don’t know about parenting is astounding. I’m a pediatrician and have three kids, and it’s amazing what I still don’t know. Every so often I hear a parenting idea (or come up with…
This is a guest post from Good Nelly, who is associated with DebtCC Community. She primarily writes financial articles in order to help others manage their finances and solve their monetary problems. Apart from writing, she loves to travel to new places. This post is a bit different than my own writing on money/spirituality, so it’s…
Last week, I shared a guest post from an interventional radiologist who chose not to pursue a career in academic medicine. Today we’re going to discuss life in academic medicine, aka The Ivory Tower. The term “Ivory Tower” is not a compliment — it is meant to imply those inside the tower are insulated from reality, have an easier life,…
I wrote this and published as a guest post on DadDollarDebt in partnership with my friend EJ about 2 months ago, but am re-publishing it here to ensure all my own readers find it. Read it here or there, drop a comment here or go read the 15+ comments on his site and join the discussion there!…
Yes — another post about Costco. This is *my* first one, but roughly 115% of bloggers who write about finance at some point write about Costco. It’s like a teenager who starts playing guitar and tries to learn Stairway to Heaven. I’ve read many of these articles, and there are three things I’ve never seen…
We have a limited amount of willpower in a day. The more effort you spend forcing yourself into new behaviors, the quicker you deplete your willpower, and the more likely something is to fall by the wayside. So if you want to maximize the change in your life, make changes that require less effort or which perpetuate themselves….
The US healthcare system, while flush with cash, is engineered and maintained by political decisions and figures that appear morally bankrupt. Unfortunately, the only people actually going bankrupt are healthcare consumers without significant financial means or great insurance. You don’t have to google far to find zillions of stories, but here’s just one from The New York…
This discussion came up on a physician finance forum I frequently read. I grew up in an affluent area of our town, and attended private elementary and high schools. I went to State U for undergrad and medical school, and then spent time in two cities (in Texas and back to my home town) for…
