Yearly Archives: 2017

Here’s the Whatever Wednesdays Roadmap Update 6-7-2017: So pour some coffee, sit back, relax and click on some of these links: Stock Photo From: Pixabay About Me Who IS Sensei? Do As I Say Not As I Do On Buying a House: The House Buying Itch – Medical Student Edition The House Buying Itch – Post Match Edition (originally posted in Medicine Mondays, but relevant) Buying a House Closing Costs Selling a House Lifestyle: “The Struggle” […]

Whatever Wednesdays Roadmap Update 6-7-2017 #illumedati

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It’s time for another Medicine Mondays Roadmap Update. Pour some coffee, sit back, relax and click on some of these links: Stock Photo From: Pixabay You’re a pre-med and want to know about medical school: The Track Falling Off the Track Past, Present and Future Me Not in Medicine Mondays, but related: Caribbean Medical School Caribbean Medical Schools Part Two You’re a medical student: How to Crush Your Rotations (Guest Post) Choosing a Specialty Residency Interviews Not in […]

Medicine Mondays Roadmap Update 6-4-2017 #illumedati

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Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again and this is going to be a relatively short post about Catchup Contributions. Stock Photo from: Pexels What are “Catchup Contributions”? Well, your normal allowable yearly contributions to 401k/403b and 457 are $18000 (as of 2017). However, after the age of 50, this limit increases by $6000 to $24000 in order to help “catchup” in preparation for retirement. This also increases the prior maximum contribution of $54,000 (2017) from all […]

Catchup Contributions #illumedati

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Hey everyone, it’s Whatever Wednesdays again. Today is kind of a random post about “How I Decide What To Write About”. It’s kind of in the similar sphere of randomness that was a prior post “Writing Style“. Stock Photo from: Pixabay First things first: Blogging is hard. The most difficult part about blogging is being consistent. Once you’ve set a schedule, you have a responsibility to yourself and to you readers to stick to it. The […]

How I Decide What To Write About #illumedati

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I hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day Weekend. Stock Photo from: Pixabay Please remember to take the time to thank and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our country’s armed forces.      -Sensei

Memorial Day 2017 #illumedati

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Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again and I’m going go back to the basics again. Most of Finance Fridays is geared toward securing a stable retirement. However, the more immediate goal is to establish Positive Net Worth. Stock Photo from: Pexels What is Positive Net Worth? Well, it’s not too difficult to understand. You tally up all your financial assets that you have and subtract your liabilities (debt). As a physician, this is important because […]

Positive Net Worth #illumedati

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