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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

For many who follow the blog regularly, you likely have noticed that I haven’t published a blog post in quite some time (a month or two). Keeping a personal finance blog is a tricky thing. However, despite starting this blog in late 2021, I still feel that much remains in order to make it the successful enterprise I intended.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

I am using our weekly blog posts to create a future book that hopefully will apply to medical trainees and early career physicians looking to build generational wealth, get out of debt, and take control of their financial lives. Housing Aside from educational debt, housing is commonly the largest expense we will make in our lives.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued? The Three Fund Portfolio This is where we ultimately return to an investment strategy I have written about previously on this blog. We simply cannot. Do not worry.

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Many who follow this blog know that I reside in South Carolina. However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. Stay motivated! The Motivated M.D.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Patients share personal issues more easily and medical errors are more easily avoided. GPs are highly trusted, which encourages adherence to medical advice. Over time, more trust develops.