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PA the FI Way — 178 episodes

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177 | 10 Money Moves You Can Make in Under 10 Minutes (That Actually Matter)

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176 | Cost of Living vs Salary: Why ‘High Pay’ Might Be Misleading for PAs

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175 | The PA Income Ceiling Myth (And How to Break It)

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174 | Status Spending: The Lifestyle Inflation Trap of Healthcare Providers

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173 | Beyond the Clinic: Protecting Your Heart & Brain, Writing Books, and Expanding Your PA Career as a MSL

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172 | Stop Networking. Start Anti-Networking.

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171 | A PA’s Guide to Malpractice Insurance: Coverage, Claims, and Career Protection (Interview with Chris Cannell, PA-C)

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170 | Your Year-End Wellness & Wealth Review (for Healthcare Providers)

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169 | Real Estate 101 for Busy Healthcare Providers: Buying, Selling, & Investing with Confidence (Interview with Realtor, Joel Anderson)

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168 | The Power of Yet: How One Word Can Change Everything

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167 | Decluttering Your Way to Freedom: How to Simplify, Downsize, and Keep What Truly Matters

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166 | Top 10 Things NOT to Spend Your Money On as a Healthcare Provider

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165 | The Energy Audit: Spend Your Energy Wisely

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164 | Holistic Wellness and Burnout Healing with Psychiatry PAs from PA Mindset Matters

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163 | Pause to Heal: How Sabbaticals Can Beat Healthcare Burnout with Leigha Barbieri, PA-C

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162 | How and When to Find a Financial Planner You Can Trust: Interview with Caleb Pepperday, CFP®, ChFC®

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161 | Refuel, Redesign, Reclaim: 20 Tips for a Sustainable Career In Medicine

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160 | Under-Celebrated Financial Milestones That Matter More Than You Think

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159 | Retire Often: Mini Retirements for Burnout Recovery, Well-Being, and Intentional Living with Jillian Johnsrud

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158 | The Power of Microhabits: Tiny Changes That Make a Big Impact

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157 | Rhythmic Renewal: How 5-Minute Pauses Can Transform Your Busy Workday

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156 | Say No to the Yes Trap: The Boundary-Setting Power Skill Every Clinician Needs to Prevent Burnout

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155 | The Ultimate Guide to Saving Money on Travel

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154 | Imposter Syndrome in Medicine: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Prevent Burnout

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153 | Spring Cleaning Your Finances in 10 Steps

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152 | The Skill of Spending: How to Shift From Frugality to Spending Intentionally

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151 | Back to Basics: HYSAs and Emergency Funds

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150 | The PA Pivot: Walking Away from Burnout in Medicine and Toward Freedom [Interview with McKenna Morgan, PA-C]

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149 | Purposeful Prosperity: Giving Back Through a Nonprofit [Interview with Johanna Moses, PA-C, MPH]

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148 | The Purpose Code: Interview with Jordan Grumet, MD

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147 | 2024 Wrapped: Celebrating Your Wins!

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146 | Invest Beyond Your Dollars: Interview with Kayla Bassett, PA-C

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145 | Experiences Over Stuff: The Key to More Happiness

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144 | Escape the Clinic: Interview with Katie Bean, DMS, PA-C

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143 | How to Increase Your Income and Freedom as a Travel PA: Interview with Fedna Morency, PA-C

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142 | Are You Asking $3 Questions or $30K Questions?

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141 | How to Push Past Procrastination and Perfectionism in Personal Finance

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140 | Overcome the Overwhelm: 10 Tips to Beat Analysis Paralysis

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139 | Travel as an Investment: 10 Ways Travel Enriches Your Life

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138 | PTO Power: Why You Need to Take Your Time Off (Guilt-Free!)

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137 | Stress Less: Practical Tips for Coping with Stress and Burnout

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136 | Index Funds vs. ETFs: Which One Is Right for You?

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135 | Noncompete Updates

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134 | How to Start a Solo Cash Practice: PAs Supporting PAs [Interview with Victoria Rivera, MS, PA-C, IFMCP]

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133 | How to FIRE Your Financial Advisor

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132 | How to Triage Your Busy Life

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131 | The Risks of Pursuing PSLF

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130 | Life After Medicine: Interview with Chelsea Turgeon, MD

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129 | Red Flags & Green Flags for PA Jobs

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128 | From Impulse to Intention: 10 Tips to Reduce Impulsive Spending

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127 | Wallet-Friendly Wellness: Navigating Nutrition on a Budget for Busy Healthcare Professionals [Interview with Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN]

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126 | Six-Figures but Scrimping: 10 Reasons High Earners Live Paycheck to Paycheck

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125 | Money and Marriage: Separate vs. Joint Bank Accounts

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124 | Roth vs. Traditional: Which is Best for You?

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123 | Real Estate Investing and Goal Setting: Interview with Lauren Nievinski, PA-C

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122 | Giving Back Through Medical and Dental Mission Trips

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121 | Should You Unlock Your Home Equity With a HELOC?

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120 | The 5 Types of FIRE

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119 | 25 Benefits of Becoming a Business Owner or Entrepreneur

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118 | Student Loans, the New SAVE Plan, and PSLF Updates: Interview with Andrew Paulson, CSLP, from Student Loan Advice

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117 | What Are Your Money Rules for Your Rich Life? Interview with Shayne Foley, PA-C and Jordan Fisher, PA-C

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116 | Common Business Expenses for Self-Employed Healthcare Professionals

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115 | Why Highly Compensated Employees Can't Always Max Out Their 401K

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114 | Changing Jobs? Here Are Your 4 Options for Your Old 401K

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113 | Medical Industry and Nonclinical Roles for Healthcare Providers: Interview with Rachel Jurgenson, PA-C

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112 | What an 85 Year Harvard Study Can Teach You About Health and Happiness

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111 | What You Need to Know About Noncompete Agreements

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110 | Interviewing Tips and Strategies

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109 | 5 Reasons Why Women Are Better Investors

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108 | How to Talk With Your Spouse About Finances

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107 | The Drawbacks of Financial Independence (And the Solutions to Help)

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106 | How to Begin Your Job Search in PA School (And How to Job Search Throughout Your Career)

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105 | How to Take Care of Your Mental Health In PA School

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104 | Remote Informatics PA and Remote Oncology NP Millionaire Couple: Interview with Wilson, PA-C and Stephanie, NP

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103 | Financial Steps to Take as a PA Student

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102 | How to Switch From a W2 Job to a 1099 Job

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101 | 7 Benefits of Telemedicine for Patients and Providers

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100 | Celebrating Your 2022 Financial and Professional Wins!

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099 | Pros and Cons of W2 vs. 1099 Roles

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098 | The Benefits of Boundaries and How to Set Them

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097 | What Is Your Point of "Enough": How Much Do You Need to Be Happy for Financial Independence?

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096 | 10 Tips to Lower Your Stress During the Holidays

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095 | How to Practice Gratitude For a Better Life

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094 | Time: Who You Spend It With Changes as You Age

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093 | Lessons Learned From My 7 Biggest Financial Mistakes

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092 | Why I Declined the NHSC Loan Repayment Program Award

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091 | How to Accumulate Wealth as a PA with Bradley Clark, CFP

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090 | Why I Quit My Job

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089 | The Making of a MFM & FM Physician Assistant with Gaby De Vita, PA-C, CDE, RD

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088 | A Debt Free Journey with Nicole, PA-C, and Anthony

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087 | How to Set Financial Goals

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086 | Burnout, Boundaries, and Being Fulfilled with Tracy Bingaman, PA-C

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085 | The Impact of Financial Stress on Your Mental Health & Physical Health

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084 | Experiencing Burnout and Fatigue? Get These 7 Types of Rest

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083 | The 3 Awesome Types of Freedom: Financial Freedom, Location Freedom, and Time Freedom

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082 | Freeze Your Credit to Help You Chill

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081 | Taking Stock of Your Life with Hospice Physician, Jordan Grumet, MD

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080 | Common Myths About Investing

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079 | What PAs Can Learn From Dogs About Toxic Work Environments

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078 | Lifestyle Design and Lessons From Our RV Family Adventure

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077 | Some of the Diverse Roles That One PA Can Hold: Interview with Brittany Strelow, DMSc, MS, PA-C

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076 | 10 Pieces of Outdated Financial Advice that Worked for Your Parents but Likely Won’t Work for You

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075 | How to Lower Your Costs as a Wedding Guest

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074 | Say "I Do" to Lower Wedding Costs

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073 | Double PA the FI Way: Interview with Married PA-C Couple, Logan and Makenzie Driscoll

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072 | Bear Markets: What Are They, and What Should You Do?

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071 | The Benefits of Adventuring on the Journey to Financial Independence: Interview with Heidi Dusek, Host of the Ordinary Sherpa Podcast and Author of Beyond Normal

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070 | From Being a PA Experiencing Burnout, to Teaching Other PAs about Burnout and Wellness: Interview with Meg Leddy, PA-C

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069 | An Overview of AAPA Conference 2022 and an Update on PANRE-LA, the New Recertification Exam Alternative for PAs

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068 | Preparing for PA School on the Way to Financial Independence: Interview with Skyler and Rebecca Fleming, PA-S

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067 | Planning for PA School as an Accepted Neurodivergent Pre-PA Applicant: Interview with Mira

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066 | The Intentionally Wandering Path from Chiropractor to Minimalist to PA: Interview with Jeff, PA-C

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065 | How to Practice Medicine Abroad as a PA: Interview with Megan, The Expat PA

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064 | Investor Mama: Finances for Women and Moms with Jen Narciso

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063 | Burnout in Healthcare, Becoming a First Gen PA, Building Wealth, and Being Productive - Part 2: Interview with Karen Calcaño, PA-C

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062 | Burnout in Healthcare, Becoming a First Gen PA, Building Wealth, and Being Productive - Part 1: Interview with Karen Calcaño, PA-C

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061 | The Benefits of Being a Member of AAPA and Your State PA Society

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060 | How to Legally Lower Your Taxes as a PA

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059 | Locum Tenens and 1099 Jobs as a Physician Assistant / Physician Associate - Part 2: Interview with Caroline, PA-C

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058 | Locum Tenens and 1099 Jobs as a Physician Assistant / Physician Associate - Part 1: Interview with Caroline, PA-C

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057 | Are Dave Ramsey's Personal Finance Recommendations Consistent with FI?

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056 | Why It's Essential for All PAs to Consider Pursuing Financial Independence

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055 | A Unique Path to Becoming a PA with Truly Ludi

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054 | Side Hustles and Intro to Real Estate Investing as a PA Striving for Financial Independence: Interview with Alpha Journal, PA-C

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053 | Interview with Prescriptions and Paychecks: A PA-C and a PharmD on the Way to Financial Independence

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052 | Book Recommendations for PAs on the Way to Financial Independence

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051 | An Overview of Bonds and I Bonds

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050 | Negotiation Tips and Contract Items to Review for PAs

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049 | The Benefits of Learning Your Personality Type as a Physician Assistant on the Way to Financial Independence

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048 | Celebrating Listener Financial Wins of 2021 and Financial Goals of 2022

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047 | How We Used Travel Rewards to Earn Free Travel for Our Trip to Costa Rica

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046 | Should a PA Use a "Physician Loan" for Their Mortgage?

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045 | How to Budget for PA School with PA Money Sense

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044 | Save Money and Reduce Headaches While Applying to PA School with My PA Box

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043 | The 2021 Great Holiday Gift Guide for Current and Future Physician Assistants

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042 | How to Develop a Plan to Pay Back Your PA Student Loans

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041 | Interview with The Student Loan Podcast and Start Noo

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040 | Sabbaticals During Your Career as a PA: Enjoy the Journey to Financial Independence and Return to Work Rejuvenated! Ft. Shayne Foley, PA-C

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039 | The Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a 4 Day Workweek as a PA

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038 | Pre-PA Clinic: Interview with Founders Katie Bean, DMS, PA-C and Beth Macintire, DMS, PA-C

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037 | The PA Blueprint: Interview with Authors Shayne Foley, PA-C and Jordan Fisher, PA-C

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036 | FIlightER's Triple 7: Financial Wins, Financial Mistakes, and Pieces of Advice for Millennials from an Early Retiree, Part 2

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035 | FIlightER's Triple 7: Financial Wins, Financial Mistakes, and Pieces of Advice for Millennials from an Early Retiree, Part 1

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034 | Interview with Savanna Perry, PA-C, Founder of The PA Platform and Host of The Pre-PA Club Podcast

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033 | How Pursuing Financial Independence Can Help Fight Physician Assistant Burnout

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032 | Mega Backdoor Roth

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031 | PA Student Loan Debt and Mortgage Paid Off! Ft. Kristin Burton, PA-C, Founder of Strive Coaching

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030 | PA Student on the Way to Financial Independence! Ft. Alex Adkins, PA-S

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029 | Inflation: Is It Really Something to Worry About?

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028 | What's the Deal with Cryptocurrency?

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027 | Budgeting Methods and Sinking Funds

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026 | Market Timing and Opportunity Cost

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025 | Dividends and Diversification

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024 | How to Use 4 Types of Accounts to Invest for Your Child’s Future (HYSA, 529 Plan, UGMA / UTMA, and Custodial Roth IRA)

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023 | How to Automate Your Finances to Set You up for Success

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022 | How to Utilize Travel Rewards for Free Travel

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021 | Interview with Justin Chidester, CFP, AFC, Founder of Wealth Mode Financial Planning

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020 | Social Security for PAs Pursuing Financial Independence

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019 | Invest in Your Health on Your Journey to Financial Independence as a PA

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018 | Your Credit Score: What Is It, Why Is It Important, and How to Boost It?

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017 | Homeownership Versus Renting for PAs

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016 | PA Next Steps: Interview with Author, Jordan Fisher, PA-C

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015 | The Associated Financial Costs of Practicing as a Physician Assistant

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014 | Ensure That You're Insured (A Brief Overview of Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, and Umbrella Insurance)

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013 | Part 2 - Investing Strategies for the Physician Assistant (401k Retirement Accounts, Roth IRAs, Roth Conversion Ladders, Backdoor Roth IRAs, and Beyond!)

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012 | Part 1 - Investing Strategies for the Physician Assistant (Investing vs. Only Saving, Index Funds 101, and the Power of HSAs!)

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011 | Emergency Funds, Debt Payback Strategies, and Should You Invest or Pay Back Debt?

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010 | What is Your Money Story? (And How You Can Rewrite a New Money Story by Changing Your Money Mindset)

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009 | An Overview of Various Physician Assistant Compensation Models

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008 | Tax Tips and Tidbits for PAs

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007 | PA Student Loan Strategies to Consider

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006 | PA-S the FI Way: How to Be a PA Student with a Financial Independence Mindset

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005 | Pre-PA the FI Way: How to Be a Pre-PA High School or College Student With a Financial Independence Mindset

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004 | 5 Steps to Calculating and Tracking Your Net Worth (And Why It Matters)

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003 | Why PA? (Why the PA Profession is Awesome!)

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002 | Find Your Why of FI: How to Cut Costs, but Keep What You Value in Life

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001 | Welcome to PA the FI Way: A Brief Overview of the PA Profession and the Concept of FI

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