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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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Lessons Learned From My Hiatus

The Motivated MD

My passion for writing personal finance content was losing way to productivity and the compulsion to keep up with my competitors. Commonly I felt like I was just reiterating what so many others in the physician finance niche were saying while feeling like I had somehow already addressed the topic. Anyone can do it.

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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. For physician approaching retirement, for example, the threat of a recession may loom heavily over their finances. This means they likely can be more aggressive by housing most of their portfolio in stocks.

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Motivation Monday Recap – September 23rd, 2024

The Motivated MD

This week we published the latest chapter in our content series titled Doctor Money: A Personal Finance Guide for Physicians. Take the human element out of your finances to accelerate your journey towards financial independence. This week we published chapter 8 which looks at how to automate your savings. The Motivated M.D.

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

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. Standard Disclaimer: None of the information on this website is meant as individualized financial or medical advice.

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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. Standard Disclaimer: None of the information on this website is meant as individualized financial or medical advice. Stay tuned!

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Motivation Monday Recap – October 7th, 2024

The Motivated MD

Standard Disclaimer: None of the information on this website is meant as individualized financial or medical advice. Have a great Monday and as always… Stay Motivated! The Motivated M.D. These posts may contain affiliate links. The post Motivation Monday Recap – October 7th, 2024 appeared first on The Motivated M.D.