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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

Earth Day is an opportunity for medical professionals to lead the conversation on how sustainability directly affects health. Because healthcare professionals are among the most trusted voices in society—and that trust extends beyond medical advice into public health, wellness, and environmental sustainability.

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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. ’ Having a high income and being wealthy are not synonymous.

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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

I don’t mean it in the sense that no matter who you are or your educational background you can reach all your wildest financial goals. When Passion Loses to Productivity Adjusting to Life’s Cadence Anyone Can Do It Plans Moving Forward Lessons Learned From My Hiatus Where Have I Been? So, lets start by addressing my absence.

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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? If you scour the internet, you will likely find an inordinate amount of websites and content creators claiming they have the solution to help you beat the market, guaranteed.

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When Should Doctors Begin Investing in Real Estate?

The Motivated MD

With a significant portion of our income now free from the shackles of educational debt, we can entertain new ways to invest our earnings and grow our wealth. I am seriously considering it however, so I figured I would do some self-education and explore when should doctors being investing in real estate?

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. You have all seen it over the past week. The devastation that wrecked Asheville, NC, amongst so many other areas along Hurricane Helene’s pathway. The destruction was truly apocalyptic. It happens.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

The Motivated MD

I found this to be true in my life, and I think that for those in healthcare professions with prolonged training, it can be even more difficult. I rented until I was 32 years old and finally decided to purchase a home during the COVID-19 pandemic , and even then, it was a very difficult decision to make. This is no easy feat.

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