This post contains affiliate links. There are many unwritten rules in medicine.  Like we never say the Q-word on call.     You know…**Quiet**… dang it, the things I do for y’all.     At least I’m not working today or else we would be guaranteed a pager that would not stop going off and at least 1 code blue.     Another unwritten rule is that it’s ok to wear scrubs in the hospital, but not in the outpatient clinic.     Clinic requires professional garb such as a collared shirt or a dress.     During the beginn ..read more

Transitions during medical training are a great opportunity to put ourselves on the right path financially.  The transition to attending-hood from residency or fellowship is a tremendous opportunity to either mess things up or really set things up to come out ahead in the long run.    Josh and I screwed this transition up initially by inflating our lifestyle too much and then had to correct course by downsizing and paying off debt.  So, I’d very much like to save someone else the heartache of downsizing.      So let’s go back to Suzie from our transitions ..read more

Today, we’re continuing with the Budgeting Like a Boss Series.  Let’s dive in this week so some budgeting apps that are out there.  As an experiment, I recently tried out a few popular ones.    Here are my thoughts on YNAB, Mint, Every Dollar, Personal Capital, and Emma. Five Budgeting Apps to Help You Budget Like a Boss 1. YNAB Price: 34 day free trial, then $84/year or $11.00/month Pro's YNAB (You Need A Budget) is an awesome app for really active zero-based budgeting.  Out of all the apps I tried, I found it to be the best interface.  Credit card pay ..read more