As a new physician, you’ve sacrificed years watching friends buy new cars and first homes, while you’ve spent an extra four years in medical school with no income. You followed that up with three to nine years of residency and fellowships at depressingly low-income levels. It’s no wonder then, when you finally get your new attending salary, you want to go buy a “doctor house.”
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How to Easily Monitor Your Credit
Why You Should Monitor Your Credit
There are many reasons to stay on top of your credit. The most obvious reason is to identify if someone has illegally accessed one of your accounts or possibly even stolen your identity. You should assume that your personal information is readily available to criminals. Even the credit bureaus have been hacked.
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What to do About the Equifax Data Breach
What happened?
You’ve probably heard by now that hackers broke into the Equifax database and stole 143 million people’s personal information.
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Independent Contractor Physician First Steps
Welcome to the world of self-employment. As an independent contractor physician or locums physician, you are in the enviable position of being in high demand.
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How to Buy Disability Insurance While in Residency
As a resident you face a dilemma. You are probably aware you need disability insurance but the cost can be prohibitive.
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Switching from RePAYE to another Repayment Plan, Part 2
The only time switching from RePAYE to PAYE while still in residency will help is if your loan balance is low compared to your increasing income.
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