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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. I am in no way, shape, or form a financial professional, nor does this site provide formalized financial advice.

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Choosing to Rent or Buy a Home in 2025

The Motivated MD

As many learn throughout their medical training, we are often relocated every few years. Four years in medical school. Far too many people, medical trainees and physicians alike, succumb to the false narrative that you need to own a home to build wealth, and that is not true. These posts may contain affiliate links.

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

In medicine, it is commonly agreed that ‘to err is human’ Most healthcare professionals would agree that humans make mistakes. A study by Johns Hopkins in 2016 found that medical errors may potentially be the third leading cause of death nationwide. So yes, humans make mistakes. This is the same for personal finances.

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