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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

Though I adhere to commonly agreed upon personal finance advice such as living ‘like a resident’ and well below your means, if you are overly frugal, you will deprive yourself of the enjoyment that is deserved when your income grows. Expensive Hobbies The last culprit I commonly see pressure finances are expensive hobbies.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

As I continue onward in my journey writing a physician finance guide one chapter at a time, I wanted to tackle investing. I will dedicate a chapter to real estate investing later in this book. For physician approaching retirement, for example, the threat of a recession may loom heavily over their finances.

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Episode 127: WDx special episode with Mel Fellay, Zari Zahra & CPSolvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Melanie graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in Accounting & Finance. In her free time, Zari spends time listening to audio books and spending time with her husband and mini-goldendoodle Rumi. Zari oversees all product and engineering departments, including a team office located in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

The Motivated MD

This marks the 10th chapter of our Doctor Money finance series, which I hope to complete and formally turn into a publishable book or e-book in the not-too-distant future. I am not liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Yes, you can judge a book by its cover, and make no mistake, patients judge your practice within only four seconds of walking through the front door. For example, if you need to refer your patient to another physician for specialized attention, encourage staff to do the preliminary work and make the call and appointment for the patient.

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

For the better half of 2024, I have been periodically writing posts that are individual articles that double as potential chapters to a future book. I have coined this content series Doctor Money: A Personal Finance Guide for Physicians , as this is my current working title. This is the same for personal finances.

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