January 31, 2008

When taking a home equity line of credit (HELOC) makes economical sense for medical residents

Filed under: Uncategorized - 31 Jan 2008

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This probably sounds like the most stupidest thing that you can do right now given the situation with the mortgage market right now but if you hear me …

Popularity: 65% [?]

January 25, 2008

Which tax preparation program should you use?

Filed under: taxes - 25 Jan 2008


TurboTax - Do your Taxes for Free - It's Easy

With all the various 1099s that are coming into your mailboxes, you may be wondering how you should start …

Popularity: 61% [?]

January 24, 2008

FREE money from the government!

Filed under: investments - 24 Jan 2008

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On news today, it is mentioned that us taxpayers will be receiving 600 dollars if individuals and 1200 if a couple with obvious income limitations and income tax …

Popularity: 61% [?]

January 22, 2008

The Federal Reserve Cuts 3/4 percent or 0.75%

Filed under: banking, investments - 22 Jan 2008

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The Federal Reserve has called in an unscheduled 0.75% interest rate cut.  Why did they do this?  There was a really big global sell off yesterday into today outside of the …

Popularity: 61% [?]

January 13, 2008

10 things your primary care physician wont tell you

Filed under: Practice Management - 13 Jan 2008

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I wanted to put attention to a great article that you should all read.  Its entitled 10 things your primary care physician won’t tell you and it really keeps it real in terms of …

Popularity: 64% [?]

January 9, 2008

Vote for the next president by examining their monetary policies

Filed under: investments, taxes - 09 Jan 2008

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With the primaries underway, its hard not to notice the various candidates that are out there trying to get your vote. I know most of you probably …

Popularity: 64% [?]

December 31, 2007

Sneak peak at 2008 tax rates, why look so far ahead anyway?

Filed under: taxes - 31 Dec 2007

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The 2007 tax year has come to an end and I hope that you all had a chance to take advantage of whatever tax benefits were available to …

Popularity: 66% [?]

December 28, 2007

11 steps to save money by taking better care of yourself

Filed under: Health - 28 Dec 2007

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I think that as a doctor, we take things for granted. We say one thing but do another and I myself am guilty of this as well. We …

Popularity: 71% [?]

December 13, 2007

Don’t think about getting your buddies gift cards for christmas

Filed under: shopping - 13 Dec 2007

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Have you ever gotten gift cards as gifts. They sound ok and actually more and more people are using and giving gift cards. The idea that …

Popularity: 70% [?]

December 12, 2007

All I want for christmas is a hybrid car and a tax break.

Filed under: taxes, Cars - 12 Dec 2007

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When I was writing my short article about end of year tax savings, I realized that I needed to learn more about the hybrid tax break.

There are basically a few things …

Popularity: 73% [?]

December 11, 2007

Good news on medical student loans and deferment

Filed under: Student Loans - 11 Dec 2007

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The student loan deferment program is intact for now. News can be found on the AMA website here.  Basically what this means is that at least for now and …

Popularity: 77% [?]

December 8, 2007

Medical student and resident end of year tax saving strategies

Filed under: Student Loans, taxes - 08 Dec 2007

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Gettin toward the end of the year, you need to remember that the fiscal year ends with the year as well. What this means is that there are some things …

Popularity: 83% [?]

December 5, 2007

Find the best of everything for christmas

Filed under: Frugality - 05 Dec 2007

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Sorry I haven’t been posting as often as I should be. I took a bit of a hiatus but will try to write more frequently. Christmas is by far …

Popularity: 72% [?]

November 5, 2007

How does the fed rate cut affect you?

Filed under: banking, investments - 05 Nov 2007

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If you watch the business news everyday its a very emotional time for us all. The federal reserve has cut interest rates recently again by a quarter …

Popularity: 100% [?]

October 25, 2007

Economic hardship deferments and new legislation that sucks for residents

Filed under: Student Loans - 25 Oct 2007

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I got a letter a few days ago from Great Lakes about my grace period that is about to expire on my loans. This made me think that there are …

Popularity: 88% [?]

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