Confessions of A Sleep-a-phobic

Have you ever wonder how I worked 7 jobs while double-majoring at UC Berkeley, and manage to cook and entertain my friends at my college apartment regularly? How I worked 2 jobs as a single mom medical student? How I

5 Ways Need for Less Felt as Want for More: Perpetuating the Consuming Poor

This post calls out to those who have made it to attending-hood, having experienced and habituated to the great pay raise going from the last day of PGY to first day of attending-hood.   Look back at your life. When were

Big Bad Bank Lesson #1

Big Bad Bank Lesson #1: It Takes (Someone Else’s) Money to Make Money.   People say it takes money to make money. Not true. Just look at the big bad banks. It takes big banks Nothing to make money. What do

5 Myths about the Dr.’s Wife (or Husband)

The 9,000+ views and counting of my recent article 5 myths about doctors our society believes made me realize that we are all interested in raising awareness on the personal and professional life of doctors with the ultimate goal of getting more

5 Ways 8 Year Old Mini Makes Her Own $

5 Ways 8 Year Old Mini Makes Her Own $

IRS is pretty strict about what you can pay your kids for. In a tax audit, paying an 8 year old 10k a year may seem hard to justify. But I think I have a case with my 8 year