In this 20 minute episode I tell my experience with Lasik eye surgery, my reasons to have the operation before I traveled, and the quick 3-week turn around between deciding to have Lasik and the surgical procedure. Oh, and I discuss it all 6 hours after the surgery :)

** I am not an eye specialist nor a medical physician. Do not take anything in this podcast as actionable information towards decisions regarding your health.**

About Lasik: https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/qa/what-is-lasik-surgery About P.R.K: https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/eye-health-photorefractive-keratectomy-pr-eye-surgery#1

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Dr. Jared Casazza is a traveling physical therapist with a passion for finances. Listen to this episode as we discuss financial independence, early "retirement," and easy calculations to determine the amount needed for retirement.

1:00 - Story of Jared as a Traveling PT 5:00 - F.I.R.E (FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE and RETIRING EARLY) 11:00 - Taking Opportunities 14:00 - Traveling Alone vs As a couple 17:00 - the P.R.N job (Choosing the best P.R.N jobs for you) 20:00 - 401K options and saving for Retirement 21:00 - More on F.I.R.E 25:00 - Tax home, Health Share Plans 31:00 - Credit cards for Travelers 36:30 - Plans for retiring 40:00 - Message for the people

Contact Jared Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jared.casazza Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCasazza07/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JCasazza07/

Jared's Website https://fifthwheelpt.com/

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Dr. Jared Casazza is a traveling physical therapist with a passion for finances and financial independence. Listen to this episode for our investment strategies, info on IRA's, and options for 401k's as a medical traveler.

2:00 - Options in Investing 4:00 - Investing in Brokerage accounts and stocks 8:00 - Investing Yourself 11:00 - About I.R.A's (Individual Retirement Accounts) 15:00 - Traditional vs Roth IRA's 20:00 - 401(k) Plan and HSA Accounts 23:00 - 401 (k) Advantages 26:00 - 401 (k) Transfer Options 28:00 - Preferred investments when working Part-time vs Full-time 35:00 - Other investing opportunities

Contact Jared Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jared.casazza Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCasazza07/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JCasazza07/

Website: https://fifthwheelpt.com/ Joseph Reinke (Founder of Fitbux): Fitbux.com Heather Jarvis (Student Loan Expert): askheatherjarvis.com/

Financial Paper of Leon Johnson Jr, MBA, DEd:

Financial Management: Personalized Group Financial Literacy & Planning Workshop" – Organize, Assess and Evaluate Your Debt and Create an Affordable Financial Plan to Protect the Value of Your Human Capital, Your Degree, Career Earnings and Goals: https://apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/.../FINANCIALPLANNING_Johnson.pdf

Blog posts:

Retiring Early on a Physical Therapist's Salary: "Choose Healthy, Not Normal": https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/05/26/retiring-early-on-a-physical-therapists-salary-choose-healthy-not-normal/ Traditional vs. Roth IRA- A Real World Comparison: https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/07/30/traditional-vs-roth-ira-a-real-world-comparison/ Roth Accounts Are A Scam For Those Seeking FIRE https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/10/07/roth-accounts-are-a-scam-for-those-seeking-fire/ Traditional vs. Roth IRA- Which is Best for You as a Therapist? https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/07/26/traditional-vs-roth-ira-which-is-best-for-you/

Dr. Jared Casazza is a traveling physical therapist with a passion for finances and financial independence. Listen to this episode for his student loan repayment strategy, and teaching yourself to be financially-debt free.

3:00 - Student loans 7:00 - Debt during school 9:00 - Pay vs. Re-Pay 13:30 – Jared's Blogs:

Seek Forgiveness or Pay-off Your Student Loans Early? https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/02/18/revisited-seek-forgiveness-or-pay-off-your-student-loans-early/

The Best Student Debt Re-payment Option for Those Seeking Financial Independence (FIRE) https://fifthwheelpt.com/2017/07/09/the-best-student-debt-repayment-option-for-those-seeking-financial-independence-fire/

Re-paying Student Debt with Travel PT https://newgradphysicaltherapy.com/student-debt-travel-therapy/ 15:30 - Gross income 21:00 - FitBux 26:00 - Debt repayment vs Investment 30:00 - Student Loan Interest 34:00 - Long Term Disability Insurance 37:00 - Saving Accounts 38:30 - Advice on Student Loans 39:30 - Getting a Financial Advisor

Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jared.casazza Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCasazza07/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JCasazza07/

Website: https://fifthwheelpt.com/ Joseph Reinke (Founder of Fitbux): Fitbux.com Heather Jarvis (Student Loan Expert): askheatherjarvis.com/

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Joseph Reinke is a CFA on a mission to provide transparency to healthcare professionals on how to manage student debt. He also works with medical travelers through his company, FitBux. Listen to this episode as we cover specific problems travelers face and unique opportunities that you need to know to know about!

4:00 The background of FitBux 7:00 The big question to ask about student loans 9:00 Loan forgiveness plans 11:00 Financial discipline for healthcare professionals 14:00 Debt repayment specific to physical therapists 21:00 401K as a traveler 22:00 W2 vs. 1040 employee 24:00 Podcasts and books: StarTalk Radio https://www.startalkradio.net/ Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson http://amzn.to/2Chh6S8 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki http://amzn.to/2CtiJ2n 31:00 Time value 34:00 What are pre-payments? 38:00 Certified Financial Planners and knowledge of debt 41:00 How to start financially as a new graduate

Contact Joe: Website: https://www.fitbux.com/ FitBux FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fitbuxofficial/

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Dawn is a traveling physical therapist assistant and a massage therapist that travels with her 22-foot travel trailer. Listen to her experiences of working as the only PTA in Antarctica! She also talks about her journey in Alaska especially, Sasquatch, and terrifying Grizzly Bear encounter.

3:00 - Investment in her Trailer Home

6:00 - Benefits and learning experience of Travel Trailer

10:00 - Trip in Antarctica

McMurdo General Hospital - https://antarcticfudgesicles.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/mcmurdo-general-hospital/ 13:00 - Apply jobs in Antarctica - https://www.usap.gov/

15:00 - Nature of coming back in Antarctica

19:00 - Alaska adventures

22:00 - Sasquatch story experience

24:00 - Alaskan Visits

26:00 - Grizzly Bear Experience

Contact Dawn: Email: [email protected]

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Kelsey and Phil Schaub are traveling PT spouses that purchased a tiny home. In this episode we cover travel spousing, environmentalism, and hard/hilarious learning experiences!

3:00 Columbus, Ohio and The Short-North 6:00 The first placement 10:00 Denied for placement because of spousal status 13:00 Making your own schedule 15:00 "The Story" 18:00 The best thing about traveling 20:00 Dylan's most embarrassing story 27:00 The viral photobomb 30:00 Kim and Erran's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelLifeFreedomInScrubs/ 33:00 AMA and billing units 35:00 G-Codes 37:00 The probability of an unethical situation 41:00 The Tiny Home 43:00 Renting UHauls 45:00 Environmentalists 46:00 RV Park Negotiations 47:00 Drippage PTSD 54:00 Sketchy Rest Stops 56:00 Initial Cost 56:30 Homegrown Trailers: Tell them Kelsey and Phil sent you! http://www.homegrowntrailers.com/

Facebook: Phil https://www.facebook.com/phil.schaub Kelsey https://www.facebook.com/KelseyBrittanyS Website: https://mlmrtravel.com/

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Brianna Versteeg is a traveling physical therapist that built her own tiny home! In this episode we cover her journey from no experience of carpentry, to a magnificent tiny house with electric, water, and insulation for all weather conditions!

2:00 Building your own tiny house 3:00 Check out the tiny house: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheTinyOasis/photos/?ref=page_internal 4:00 Inexperienced builder to tiny home creator 5:00 The tiny home 6:00 Costs of the tiny home 9:00 Savings in the mobile home 11:00 Surrounding yourself with "The best stuff" 17:00 Finding a place to park 18:00 Instagram personalities: Tinyvan.bigliving https://www.instagram.com/tinyvan.bigliving/ WanderlustPTs https://www.instagram.com/wanderlustpts/ 19:00 Facebook Groups: Tinyhouse People https://www.facebook.com/groups/tinyhousepeople/ Laura Nomadicare https://www.facebook.com/LauraNomadicare

Contact Brianna: Blog https://www.facebook.com/TheTinyOasis/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brianna.versteeg

Travis and Julia are a travel PT couple that have recently bought a fifth wheel. Listen to their recent experiences of purchasing the trailer, a truck to pull it, and making a cross country road trip with little experience and a few mishaps! We also cover price ranges fir the big purchase and Harry Potter! 3:00 Excuses to not travel 7:00 Buying a fifth wheel 9:00 Price ranges for a trailer 10:00 No experience driving a trailer! 11:00 Intuition vs logical thinking 11:30 Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: http://amzn.to/2AIodmh 12:00 Travel PT mentors, Tori and Devin! Episode 16: https://youtu.be/HPgfTqDWLdQ 14:00 Setting boundaries 19:00 Networking at the dog park 20:00 Internet at campgrounds 25:00 Items and Apps: Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps Car adapter: http://amzn.to/2jFuKHg Mobile Printer: HP250 that has it's own battery http://amzn.to/2jFCetO 27:00 Audiobooks Audible: https://www.audible.com/ OverDrive: https://www.overdrive.com/ 29:00 Harry Potter House Quiz: https://www.pottermore.com/ 30:00 Kaleigh Cole's and New Grad Travel Therapy https://www.facebook.com/groups/827438017366028/ 33:00 Cross country mishaps pulling the fifth wheel 35:00 The stress of a long haul 36:00 Dylan's 4th of July story 38:00 "Everything works out in the end. If it's not working out, it's not the end." 39:00 Should I travel straight out of school? Contact: FB Group Travel Therapy Therapists - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1448521798747444/ Julia's Blog - https://www.thetravelingtraveler.com/ The New Medical Nomads Podcast: www.newmedicalnomads.com/p/podcast Safe community for medical traveling questions: https://www.facebook.com/groups/newmedicalnomads/ Page for the latest episodes: https://www.facebook.com/NMNPodcast/ Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6611EoYBQx3u_b18T5CJMA iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/.../new-medical.../id1265522986... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/.../the-new-medical-nomads-podcast/

Tiffney Touton is a physical therapist that travels with her wife in a 29 foot trailer! Listen to her journey from no experience in towing a large trailer to skillfully negotiating with RV parks!

1:00 - Tiffney's Background 3:00 - Travel Trailer Costs/Savings 6:00 - RV Parks 8:00 - The First Time Driving with a Trailer 10:00 - Challenges of Owning a Mobile Trailer 12:00 - Benefits of a Mobile Trailer 14:00 - Favorite Travel Story 16:00 - Reception as a Traveling Couple 17:00 - Negotiating Contracts 20:00 - Books/Personalities/Podcasts 22:00 - Apps 24:00 - Extra Credentials and Negotiation 27:00 - If You're on the Fence - Just Do It!

Afford Anything - Paula Pant: http://podcast.affordanything.com/listen/

The Mad Scientist Podcast: https://www.themadscientistpodcast.com/

Half Hour Intern - Blake Fletcher: http://www.halfhourintern.com/careers/half-hour-intern

Ranger Confidential: https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Confidential-Living-Working-National/dp/0762752637

RV Parky App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rvparky.android2&hl=en

Google Voice App: https://voice.google.com/u/0/about

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