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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

Heather Massey, Sustainability Programs Manager hmassey@mygreendoctor.org (469) 877-4608 Make the Pledge Today! Earth Day is an opportunity for medical professionals to lead the conversation on how sustainability directly affects health. from 2000 to 2018 among people over 65 years old. Contact us today!

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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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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

Further, finding the correct balance between pursuing my writing passion while still managing the business side of a blog was challenging as well. 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. The other 10% is where nuance lies for physicians (i.e.

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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? Here are a few reasons: Overwhelmingly, index funds have lower expense ratios because they are passively managed. We simply cannot. There are not enough hours in the day.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

Housing Aside from educational debt, housing is commonly the largest expense we will make in our lives. However, take the remainder of your pay raise (the other 90%) and use it to make sure you are maxing out all of your retirement accounts, paying down debt, saving for children’s education, and investing.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

The Motivated MD

It shows that you can manage a large debt and make payments regularly without defaulting. The education alone, learning how different variables affect affordability, can help you better grasp the factors at play and how you can use them to your advantage. Paying down a mortgage is also good for your credit score.

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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 Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy.