No other profession go through something as crazy as the so called MATCH that doctors go through to find their first jobs right out of medical school. MATCH: a process that consists of numerous speed dating sessions between the job
Residency: The financial bitter-sweet spot
Many of my colleagues see residency as the hardest financial years because student debt of 300-400k is compounding away at 6-9% annual income is about 50k-70k depending post-graduate-year work hours are long: 80+hrs/wk there is no money, after monthly expenses, to
My American Dream Part II “Budgeting”
This post is reader-inspired. She wrote, “Would like to see a post to help with me with my American dream…on how to establish a monthly budget, and keep to it, in a way that is practical but not restrictive? seriously,
Count my blessing
I am so grateful for the following, All my family members are relatively healthy (no one had extended hospital stays) My kid enjoys her school, where we live now, and is building new friendship. With her grandmother’s generous help, we have
Chasing after the wind…
As I look back on this past year… I realized that I have hit several financial milestones which prior to reaching them I thought would be deeply gratifying and liberating. They were indeed, albeit transiently so. May 2014: No longer