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What To Do With Extra Cash
Here’s a nice problem to have: What do you do with extra money? Whether it’s your tax refund, a bonus, an unexpected stimulus check, a break on your student loan payments, an inheritance, a winning lottery ticket….what all of these have in common is that this is an unexpected, yet welcome addition of cash. It…
Read MoreCombining Finances- A Rite of Passage (Part 1)
First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes….combining your finances? For many couples, the idea of combining finances is about as appealing as nails on a chalkboard. But when you are sharing a life together, and more importantly, when you are now legally bound to one another in the form of a marriage, the subject…
Read MorePlaying with FIRE Documentary Review
After much anticipation, I finally had a chance to watch the “Playing With FIRE” documentary that had been released in 2019. This is a documentary that follows Scott and Taylor Rieckens, along with their toddler daughter, as they get started along their FIRE journey. The FIRE acronym stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. The math…
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 MorePrivate Practice versus Academia- Looking At the Numbers
This guest post was submitted by The Vetducator, a veterinary professor with more than 20 years’ experience in academia. He has served as a section chief, department chair, director of the internship selection committee, and on numerous faculty search committees. He reads extensively on financial topics, notably the blogs Mr. Money Mustache, White Coat Investor,…
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