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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims. Unfortunately, this led me down a path of unpaid claims, hurricane horror stories, and insurance company fraud. I would then subsequently file a claim with my homeowners and flood insurance.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

Last time, we published an article comparing renting versus purchasing a home. If you wreck your only car, take the money you receive from insurance payout, supplement it with your emergency fund, and purchase an affordable car outright. Here, we worked to highlight how to best calculate the most cost-effective way to acquire housing.

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