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Personal Finance New Year’s Resolutions You Can Start TODAY
Note: This post originally published in December 2018. It has been updated for 2019. According to the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Wellbeing Study, one of the biggest stressors in a veterinarian’s life is money. One could argue that this is a top stressor for almost anyone, but veterinarians are especially prone to financial stress. Why?…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance Is Not Enough: Focusing on the Bigger Picture
The ever-elusive work-life balance….how does one achieve this? Perhaps the problem is that we have a pretty clear understanding of what constitutes the “work” part, but how exactly do you define the “life” part of this equation? Did we ever feel “life” balance before work entered the picture? One important component of life is your…
Read MoreHoliday Spending Tips: Plan Better and Beat the Stress!
Every year, the holiday decorations and holiday-themed music seem to start earlier and earlier. So do the sounds of credit cards swiping and keys tapping/fingers swiping as online shoppers scour the internet for the best deals. For some people, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year. But for many others, this time…
Read MoreShowing Your Money Who’s Boss: The YNAB (You Need A Budget) Method
Do you REALLY need a budget? Well, if you’re wanting to make some significant changes to your money story, then you’ll have to have SOME form of budgeting. I’m sorry to say that your numbers aren’t going to magically fix themselves so that you’re rolling in the dough. That’s the #truth. It’s becoming harder to…
Read More10 Ways Veterinarians Can Prepare for the Next Recession
A recent plane ride had left me a bit nervous before takeoff. The weather at our destination was supposed to be pretty terrible, with a lot of wind and rain in the forecast. I braced myself for a bumpy plane ride. I was also crossing my fingers that my kids wouldn’t get sick on the…
Read MoreIncreasing Income as a Veterinarian: 9 Strategies
When you hear the word “budget,” what do people usually think about doing first (other than running the other way as fast as possible)? They usually think about decreasing their spending, which is not very pleasant to think about. It brings about feelings of deprivation, scarcity, and hardship because now you have to question every…
Read MoreInvesting Wisely after Debt Payoff
Here is a great question that I received from a reader: “How do I invest wisely after we pay off our debt?” Did I immediately point her to the “Investing” section of the blog and call it a day? No, because I knew that this required a more complete answer. Some people would go straight…
Read MoreDisability Insurance for Veterinarians: The Basics
Life insurance, although not pleasant to think about, is easy enough to understand. Benefits get paid out upon a person’s death. There is no “gray” area here according to the insurance company- you’re either dead or alive. However, disability is not so black or white. How exactly does one define “disability?” It turns out that…
Read MoreLife Insurance: The Basics
When it comes to protecting yourself and loved ones, life insurance is a must-have conversation. Once we added children to our family, there was no question that we needed to add life insurance to our financial plan. So let’s take a look and see what we can do to protect our families, have peace of…
Read MoreGoing ALL IN with Paying Off Debt: Ask Yourself These Questions First
“I just want it GONE and out of my life FOREVER!” You have a lot of debt. You want nothing more than to get rid of this debt. You don’t care what you need to do to get this point- you just want to see that balance go to zero. This is common. Debt is…
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