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    Critical Care Actual Income

    Nice try IRS.
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    Financial Advise Starting as a PGY-1

    Not putting at least the match in your 401k(6%) is throwing away free money. 401k up to match. Then Roth IRA and once you max that go back to 401k.
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    Possible to match pulm crit?

    7o7off is awesome. Love it. Sometimes I miss clinic but then on my week off that longing goes away 😆
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    Wealth Management/Fee negotiation

    A fee for service financial advisor is not a scam.
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    Wealthfront

    Something you could easily do yourself and earn 0.25%
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    TeleICU gig experiences

    Can you practice outside of your state? Like very very far from it.
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    CCM

    Join the FIRE movement. Live like a resident and save/invest a lot and you might be able to retire before burn out( maybe ) If you don’t like Pulm, don’t do it, save a year. You will be fine with Ccm alone.
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    Nocturnist Issues

    I cover a week of nights a few times a year and you are describing typical issues. Just ride the elephant and do the best for your patients. If it makes you feel any better wake up a consultant from time to time on a recorded line if they pull that “consult x” to the nurse after you give them...
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    SDN Article: A Ban on Non-Competes?

    F non competes.
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    Anyone know what's going on with Mary Lou Retton?

    gofund me`s for millionaires, now I`ve seen everything!!!
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    There are too many burnouts in this job

    We both get dumped on by every specialty. One as a portapotty the other one as a McDonald’s rest room.
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    There are too many burnouts in this job

    Fire looks great to me since mid 2020’s
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    Starting Salary for Pulmonary/Critical Care

    Don’t talk about total compensation, discuss salary and bonuses. If they bring in total conversation the numbers will make your eyes sparkle but they will be ripping you off.
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    Starting Salary for Pulmonary/Critical Care

    400+ should be the bare minimum you take. I know a place paying 430k plus bonus for that, 13+ weeks off a year. I wouldn’t do it for less than 450, depending on the city. Everything is negotiable, interview well, be yourself( unless you are awkward and can’t hold a conversation and look...
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    Any plan to buy real estate this year...

    Reading this back the old adage still stands. Best time is today. Don’t buy off Zillow, you shouldn’t the in bidding wars get some wholesale contacts.
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