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A Financial Blog For veterinarians..
It’s simple. We invest the same four years in education as other medical professionals and accumulate the same level of debt, but in the end our incomes are quite different. Also, despite years of education, most of us are woefully prepared for the realities of saving for retirement, purchasing a home, raising children and paying off student debt. You’ve worked hard for years! You should be able to save for life’s milestones and live a comfortable life; however, it will require an investment in education. This is where The PocketDVM can help. Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to date with the very latest in DVM financial news!
Its not the “toast”!
I love avocado toast. There, I’ve said it! More specifically, there is a “toast trailer” in South Mountain that sells the most amazing avocado toast. When the trailer is out on 24thstreet – weekends from October to May – that’s…
Lifestyle Creep – The Enemy of Wealth
It’s no secret that today’s veterinary students are saddled with virtually insurmountable mountains of debt. Most will end up making income-based payments over 20-25 years, then pay the “tax bomb” and walk away. Yet there is another enemy of wealth…
The Ins And Outs of Credit Freezes And Locks
No one ever likes getting letters from the IRS, but this one was particularly frightening. Someone filed a fraudulent tax return in my name looking to swipe a big refund. Needless to say, neither of us was entitled to this…
How To save 10,000’s On Your Mortgage!
If you are buying a house the first thing you probably realized is that when it comes to mortgages, you don’t get a lot of choices. Just try to question any of the 1,000 documents shoved in front of you…
F.I.R.E. dangerous to your health?
So if you follow my blog, you know that I’m not a big fan of F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence and Retire Early). For those unfamiliar with the topic, followers of the F.I.R.E. principals live very frugal lives using the money they save…
The Alphabet Soup Of Financial Planner Certifications
When a client looks for a veterinarian, the educational qualifications are reasonably straightforward. For primary care, a client looks for a DVM (or VMD) and for specialty care there are a limited number of certifications all with rigorous training programs behind…
Financial Advisors – Who Can We Trust
It’s not easy knowing who a veterinarian can trust for financial advice. If you aren’t leery of the people who try to give you financial advice, you haven’t seen The Wolf of Wall Street. Think that was an exaggeration? Maybe…
Budget Boot Camp
I few weeks ago I gave everyone a homework assignment. It’s simple assignment really- no algebra or physics – I just wanted you to download and configure any one of a number of budgeting / expense monitoring apps and then just spend…
Tired Of The Low Interest Rates Offered By Your Bank?
Where to keep liquid assets? There is no doubt, when it comes to saving for retirement including some mix of stock and bonds is essential. Nothing else will generate the type of returns needed to build a nest egg. But what about “emergency funds” and “home…
Income -Where Is As Important As How Much You Earn
As an educator at a school of veterinary medicine, it always fascinates me to hear what fourth year students have planned following graduation. For some, it’s easy. Maybe they plan on an internship – and then it’s where ever the…
The Importance of Expecting Unexpected Expense!
Recently, we examined how the first and most important step in budgeting was monitoring expenses. You really cannot start to budget your spending if you don’t know where your money is currently going. As we will see later, there are some…
