Category: Personal Finance
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7 Steps – How To Make Your Money Work For You
7 Steps – How To Make Your Money Work For You I once heard it said that one of the biggest differences between the average “Joe” and the wealthy is this: Wealthy people earn interest while everyone else pays it. Knowing what I know now, you can replace the average “Joe” with the average “doctor”.…
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The Best Leadership Quotes and How to Apply Them
The Best Leadership Quotes and How to Apply Them [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Jesse Cramer who is an engineer and an avid reader/writer. He runs the blog The Best Interest, which started as his creative outlet but gained recognition for explaining complex personal finance ideas in simple terms. Jesse discusses money basics,…
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Do You Have A Fear Of Money? – Chrometophobia
Do You Have A Fear Of Money? – Chrometophobia Whether you realize it or not, many people have some type of irrational fear of money. There’s actually a specific term for it: Chrometophobia – which is the extreme fear of money stemming from the Greek words “chrimata” (money) and “phobos” (fear). There are many different…
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Money Mindset – 3 Steps From Poor To Rich Mindset
Money Mindset – 3 Steps To Shift From Poor To Rich Mindset It seems the more I learn, the more I realize that if we want to achieve or improve at anything in life, including our financial life, it starts with a mindset shift. Most docs and other high-income earners that join our Passive Investors…
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The Truth About Debt – The Borrower Is Slave To The Lender
The Truth About Debt – The Borrower Is Slave To The Lender There are many people currently hurting financially during the COVID-19 crisis and most of it can be attributed to debt. The information that my friend, Dr. Brent Lacey shares below is invaluable at times like these during a financial crisis. I recently had…
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7 Lessons Learned During The Coronavirus Pandemic
7 Lessons Learned During The Coronavirus Pandemic I can still remember that night like it was yesterday. My son and I were watching his favorite NBA team play on TV, the Dallas Mavericks. That Wednesday was only 3 days away from his birthday trip/gift – (near)court side seats to watch his favorite player, Luka Doncic…
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How To Tithe Correctly And Still Get Wealthy
How To Tithe Correctly And Still Get Wealthy Whether you’re a Christian or not, the simple act of giving makes you an overall better person and it’s a topic that’s discussed rather frequently on other personal finance blogs such as: The Physician On Fire: The Donor Advised Fund My wife and I began teaching this…
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Financial Stress During a Crisis – 5 Lessons Learned
Financial Stress During a Crisis – 5 Lessons Learned I still vividly remember eating lunch with my friends (Ben and Brad) back in 2009 when the markets were sinking on a daily basis. We had a weekly routine of loading up on a generous helping of soul food at The Kitchen Restaurant here in Monroe,…
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Dave Ramsey Baby Steps: Are You Prepared For The Next Crisis?
Dave Ramsey Baby Steps: Are You Prepared For The Next Crisis? [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Dr. Adebayo Fasanya who blogs at Dr Breathe Easy Finance. He’s a pulmonary and critical care doctor by day, a personal finance blogger/debt slaying ninja at night. After paying off $300,000 in student loan debt,…
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The Coronavirus Financial Survival Kit for Healthcare Professionals
The Coronavirus Financial Survival Kit for Healthcare Professionals [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Dr. Brent W. Lacey, M.D. is a gastroenterologist who is passionate about helping physicians succeed with business and personal finances. As a physician, he understands how overwhelming it can be to step out of clinical training and into…
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7 Steps – How To Become Financially Independent
How To Become Financially Independent (FI) Recently while listening to a podcast, I was reminded about something I’d heard of several years ago when I first started practicing, Parkinson’s Law. It was developed by English writer Cyril Northcote Parkinson and states that, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” For…
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Paying Off Debt
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Paying Off Debt [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Sam is the co-owner of How To FIRE, a blog that discusses financial independence and early retirement. She uses her BS in Finance and MBA to help others get control of their finances through budgeting, saving, investing, side hustles…
