Great advice. I didn't do #1 or #3 and as a result I can't retire (yet)

Feb 1, 2015
4:37:09pm

SouthernCoug

The house thing was really hard for me to get right. Still haven't.
I do have a nice pension waiting for me, so all is not lost.
AND, my job is pretty enjoyable sometimes.

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SouthernCoug

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I think the one thing I look forward to most about finishing residency

Slim

2/1/15 12:21pm

You'll eat more as you start paying off loans and buy your wife her house

gaspasscoug

2/1/15 12:27pm

You're making me extremely sad right now.

Slim

2/1/15 12:30pm

Don't listen to him Slim

SJS

2/1/15 12:35pm

Just keeping it real...it's better, no doubt, but you can't stop being frugal

gaspasscoug

2/1/15 12:41pm

Are you allowed to moonlight?

disco

2/1/15 12:28pm

Slim

2/1/15 12:30pm

That really sucks- not only did it save us financially but it was a great

Bill

2/1/15 1:06pm

Internal med

Slim

2/1/15 1:29pm

Food stamps bro!

timponyloco

2/1/15 12:40pm

I get paid "too much". I wouldn't qualify.

Slim

2/1/15 12:42pm

such is the plight of the middle class

mottman

2/1/15 12:46pm

I wasn't on food stamps but I got WIC assistance. We got a block of cheese and

SouthernCoug

2/1/15 4:32pm

There is a place for it, but it is abused. .

timponyloco

2/1/15 9:05pm

Have you considered food stamps?

MormonDevil

2/1/15 1:07pm

Where's my popcorn?! This is gonna get good.

IGlowInTheDark

2/1/15 1:09pm

I made close to 60k last year. I won't qualify. 60k doesn't go very far when I

Slim

2/1/15 1:25pm

I finished residency c nothing but 3 kids and $80000 in the hole

Tom Trails

2/1/15 1:28pm

80k was less than 2 years of med school.

Slim

2/1/15 1:30pm

Point being

Tom Trails

2/1/15 1:43pm

Thanks. I sure hope so.

Slim

2/1/15 1:43pm

Here is my free advice

Tom Trails

2/1/15 1:51pm

Do you start putting money into retirement during residency

WorfoSAUR

2/1/15 2:43pm

answer to your question

Tom Trails

2/1/15 5:18pm

Great advice. I didn't do #1 or #3 and as a result I can't retire (yet)

SouthernCoug

2/1/15 4:37pm

that sucks. I am fortunate enough to be at an institution that

Littlerich

2/1/15 2:57pm

By the end of residency my loans were around 280,000. My

westcoastcoug

2/2/15 6:46am

I'm starting a job as I hospitalist in July. I'd love to pay them off that

Slim

2/2/15 7:36am

I picked up a few during my off weeks but we just set a low budget. My contract

westcoastcoug

2/2/15 8:07am

I work as a hospitalist on a psychiatric unit. I love all the time off!

UpperCirqueUte

2/2/15 10:59am

It's way nice. I planned to do ortho as an MS3, but decided I wanted

westcoastcoug

2/2/15 1:01pm

just about the same boat I'm in. Gotta consider what your money costs you.

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