Is It Worth It To Shop At Costco?
People either love or hate Costco.
Those that love Costco enjoy the experience of pushing those oversized carts around the wide aisles, enjoying free samples...
Understanding The Medicare Physician Payments Database
In an era of increasing transparency in medicine, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been publishing data on payments to individual...
Saver’s Credit for Medical Residents
Medical residents are always looking for ways to save taxes. The Saver's Credit is a way to save some money on taxes while getting...
Ten Tips To Save Big Money On Residency Interviews
Applying for residencies is extraordinarily expensive. A major contributor to the expense of applying for residency is the cost of traveling for interviews. Unlike...
Moving Expenses Tax Deduction For Graduating Medical Students / New Residents
As they graduate from medical school in the coming months, medical students from around the country will be moving to new locations. Moving can...
Are Emergency Funds Necessary For Physicians?
Emergency funds have been under fire recently. Once a bedrock principle of personal finance, the role of the emergency fund has evolved. Let's look...
Is It Better To Use Cash Or Credit Cards For Purchases?
I put almost all of my purchases on my credit card. I use plastic even for tiny sub-$5 purchases. It’s convenient, I don’t have...
Choosing A Health Insurance Plan (Intern Financial Survival Guide)
The health insurance system is complicated. You spent four years in medical school, but you probably weren't taught anything about how health insurance works....
A Simple Retirement Calculator For Physicians
Retirement planning can be made endlessly complicated with terminology and complicated spreadsheets.
Many physicians get so intimidated by the alphabet soup of retirement planning that...
Optimizing Cashback and Travel Rewards (Intern Financial Survival Guide)
As new interns, you will finally be getting paid a paycheck after four years of spending tens of thousands of dollars on your medical...