What Dave Ramsey Got Wrong (and Right) About Vet Med

“Most DVM’s are making between one and a half to two hundred.” As in $150,000 to $200,000. This was in response to a DVM who called into the Dave Ramsey show, looking for advice regarding her student loans that are currently sitting at over $400,000. If you’re at all familiar with Dave Ramsey, you can…

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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?…

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Suicide Awareness In The Veterinary Profession

**This blog post originally posted in 2018 and has been updated in 2021. NPR aired a story focusing on this topic within the veterinary community- you can read and listen to it here.** SUICIDE This is a subject that is, unfortunately, not a stranger to the field of veterinary medicine. With the increasing emphasis on…

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The Veterinary Profession Has A Math Problem

Updated September 2021 Have you heard about the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Wellbeing Study (you can find the 2017 and 2020 versions HERE). Apparently, there had been a number of recent studies suggesting that veterinarians were suffering from increased levels of stress, as well as a high rate of suicide within the profession. This study wanted…

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