Know Thy Worth & Be Thy Boss.

Know Thy Worth & Be Thy Boss.

I’ve been asked many times, by either (prospective) employers, colleagues, business partners, & potential clients, “how do you manage to charge $388/hr for tutoring?”  My answer is always, “it’s simple matter of supply and demand.” My hourly rate is determined

A Cardiologist’s Daughter Got Herself 200k of College Scholarship.

A Cardiologist’s Daughter Got Herself 200k of College Scholarship.

Dear DWM readers, As you are (soon to be) high income professionals, many are concerned that your kids may never qualify for financial aid. One of my attending radiologists was advised by his financial manager that to save 600k for each of his 2 kids’ college

All the Right Plastics in All the Right Places.

All the Right Plastics in All the Right Places.

  I love credit cards. They have helped me pay for medical school expenses/tuition on 0% APR, reduced my overall med school debt by 60k in interest, given me lots of cash back & rewards, allowed me to channel my cash flow into my retirement and Mini’s

The Day I Started with Nothing…

The Day I Started with Nothing…

I will always remember how dreadful it seemed when I learned that my cost of attendance for 2010-2011 (first year of medical school) was about 90k… I’ve never made 90k a year prior to starting medical school (in fact, I still

How I Contributed $23.5k to Roth IRA/Roth 403b in 2015 as PGY2

I’m a big proponent of maxing out available Roth space during low income/training years. However, most of us don’t have enough income to put $23,500 post-tax dollars away on resident/fellow income. Below I will share how I contributed $23,500 post-tax