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Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. There was a recent blog post from White Coat Investor titled “How to Live on $350k in Hawaii“. PhysicianOnFire (PoF) tagged me in it and I promised to give my perspective on it. So today let’s talk about “Being a Doctor in Hawaii” Being a Doctor in Hawaii Edit: This post is 2350+ words, so pour some coffee and take your time. Before we begin, I’d recommend going over […]

Being a Doctor in Hawaii #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Investing Medical Student Residency Retirement Student Loans on July 6, 2018 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Today I’m going to talk about “Another Case for a Roth 401k”. Another Case for a Roth 401k? Yea. I’ve talked about this a little bit recently. In my opinion, there are only a few select times when a doctor should use a Roth 401k. The “best time” would be during residency, as I’ve detailed in my prior post series: Roth 401k/403b in Residency Roth 401k/403b in Residency Roth […]

Another Case for a Roth 401k #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency Retirement on June 29, 2018 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Medicine Mondays again. Today is going to be a somewhat reflective and introspective post about “Your Medical Career“. For all the new interns starting in July… how long do you plan to practice? Your Medical Career? Yea. I’ve touched upon this subject a few times since I’ve been writing my blog. Of course, my experience may not be the same as everyone else’s. However, I think that when people decide to become […]

Your Medical Career #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Medical Student Medicine Medicine Mondays Residency Retirement Student Loans on June 25, 2018 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Last week we talked about “different numbers” for “different Walters”. Today I want to discuss “How Much is Too Much?” How Much is Too Much? This question is mostly centered around retirement. As you know, my “number” currently would be considered especially high by some. For example, the friend of mine who needed $4 million, clarified to me that he only needed $4 million in all assets, which I […]

How Much is Too Much? #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency Retirement on June 15, 2018 by Sensei

Different Numbers for Different People — Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays again. Some of you may have read my What is “Your Number” post I wrote awhile back. Today I want to kind of reflect on “Different Numbers for Different People“. Different Numbers for Different People This is kind of my version of “different strokes for different folks” when it comes to retirement. If we look back at my other post What is “Your Number” and add in my more recent post […]

Different Numbers for Different People #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Fridays Kylie's Korner Medical Student Residency Retirement on June 8, 2018 by Sensei

Hey everyone, it’s Finance Fridays, and medical students in the NRMP match will all be finding out where they will be spending their next few years in residency… So let’s talk about “Residency and Retirement“. Residency and Retirement? Yea. I know, not usually something people think about in the same sentence. However, the picture of the watch above is to highlight a point. Time is of the essence. The best way I can describe this […]

Residency and Retirement #illumedati

This entry was posted in Attending Finance Finance Fridays Medical Student Residency Retirement on March 16, 2018 by Sensei