Posts Tagged ‘student loans’
Compounding: Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?
Have you ever felt sleep deprived? As in, to the point where you crave nothing more than your head hitting that sweet pillow and falling into deep slumber? The worst of my sleep deprivation was after my third child was born. I figured with my first two, I probably knew what I was doing with…
Read MoreStudent Loan Repayment Advice for Veterinarians: Where To Turn?
Updated September 2021 Let’s say you have a ton of student debt. You need help figuring out how to pay this thing off. Your veterinary program didn’t do such a great job on giving you the tools to do this before you graduated. So now you are on your own with your degree (yes!) and…
Read MoreCan You Raise a Family On One Income As A Veterinarian?
I recently came across a blog post titled “How to Survive the Pressure as a Sole Income Earning Parent” by blogger Financial Samurai. He includes a poll at the end of the post that asked “Who Earns in Your Household?”. He then shared the results on Twitter, where he questions “How do we get the…
Read MoreTen Years- Reflecting back and looking into the future
On September 15, 2008, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States declared bankruptcy. Lehman Brothers, founded in 1850, was en route to its demise. Due to its risky investments in subprime mortgages, the company could no longer sustain itself. This behemoth firm, which had over $600 billion in assets AND over $600 billion…
Read MoreVet Success Stories: An ER vet hustling to pay off $118k in student loans
This ER veterinarian, who resides in New England with her 2 cats and a dog, recounts her journey as she is well on her way to paying off $118k in student loans. A little spoiler: this loan payoff could have been done earlier, and she considers herself debt-free. Read on for more details! 1. Give…
Read MoreAVMA Webinar Review- Refresher On Adulting: Personal Finances
I recently attended a webinar hosted by the AVMA. With a title like “Refresher on Adulting: Personal Finances,” how could I not jump at the chance? (By the way, that was not meant to be said with a hint of sarcasm. I really, truly jumped at the chance to see what this webinar was all…
Read MoreWhat Is Your (Net) Worth?
(Updated 2022) Part of the fun of personal finance (yes, it can be fun!) for me is to see progress. Progress in the right direction, that is. If you have a financial goal in mind, it is incredibly empowering to track your numbers and watch as you get closer and closer to your goal. I…
Read MoreStudent Loan Repayment Overview
I am honestly shocked and dismayed at how complicated it has become to pay back student loans. Back when I was in school, there were fewer options, which actually made the process easier because you didn’t have to research so many choices. Now, due to the ballooning costs of postsecondary education throughout the country, there…
Read MoreThe 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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