Do you know how to freeze your credit and why it's a good idea? Take a listen to find out how freezing your credit can add an extra layer of protection against fraudulent activity. Enjoy the show? You can now support the PA the FI Way podcast through Buy Me a Coffee! Thank you for all of your support! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pathefiway Website to read blog posts: pathefiway.com Follow along on Instagram: @pathefiway https://www.instagram.com/pathefiway/ Join the private Facebook group created for current and future PAs on their journey to financial independence: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pathefiway Like the Facebook page to follow along for updates: https://www.facebook.com/pathefiway Prefer to pin the posts that you found informative? Follow along on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pathefiway Keywords: credit freeze, physician associate, physician assistant, physician assistant financial independence, physician associate financial independence, physician assistant finances, physician associate finances, physician assistant school, physician associate school, PA school, PA-S, PA-C, pre-PA, physician assistant student, physician associate student

Jordan Grumet, MD, (aka Doc G) is a hospice physician, host of the Earn & Invest podcast, creator of the Earn and Invest blog, and most recently, the author of the book "Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life."

In today's episode, Jordan joins me on the show to discuss what it would look like for you to take stock of your life to live a life without regret. He shares his perspective on how to attempt to balance delayed gratification to help with building wealth on your journey to financial independence while also living in the present to enjoy the moments along the way. Jordan also discusses how he believes healthcare providers can treat and prevent burnout. Read Taking Stock to remind you to live a more intentional and purposeful life!

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Many physician associates / physician assistants believe several of these common myths about investing. If you believe these myths, you may feel overwhelmed, and may think that investing in the stock market is scary, hard, or complicated. These thoughts could make you feel paralyzed, which may delay you getting started with investing even more. Take a listen to learn more about investing so you feel confident and empowered to start your journey to financial independence today!

Resources: 

Book and Audiobook: The Simple Path to Wealth by J. L. Collins

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Research studies done several years ago by a psychologist named Martin Seligman on dogs revealed a concept called learned helplessness. This idea can explain why some physician assistants / physician associates act in ways that others don't understand, such as why they are staying in a toxic role that is contributing to their burnout symptoms.

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In order to live an intentional life as a current or future PA, you need to incorporate lifestyle design into your life. Lifestyle design is the process of designing the life that you want to live that aligns with your values and purpose.

Recently, my family and I took a rented RV on a roadtrip from MN to CO to visit the mountains and some beautiful national parks. It was certainly an adventure with 7 humans, 1 dog, in a 31 ft. RV for 9 days. In this episode, I provide a recap of the trip and discuss the lessons learned as well as how you can utilize the concept of lifestyle design to explore different ways of how you may want your life to look.

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Do you feel as though you'd like to try to dip your toes into other roles outside of clinical medicine as a physician associate? This interview with Brittany will show how you could try many different things as a PA, even while still practicing clinically if you want to. In addition to working in primary care, she is also a faculty member of a new PA program, participates in research, has been published, volunteers for the state (MAPA) and national (AAPA) PA societies, and is currently president-elect of MAPA. She also shares how she was able to pay off her large student loan debt from PA school in less than 3 years! I think you'll find her story incredibly inspirational as she discusses the variety of roles that she holds as a PA.

Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-strelow-dmsc-ms-pa-c-46510644 

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Have you ever heard your parents give you a financial recommendation that seemed as though it was a bit "old school"? You may have thought, "Hmm... that may have worked for you, but that doesn't seem as though it would help me in these times." Some financial tenets hold true over time, but often, financial guidelines and recommendations can change from generation to generation.

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Wedding season can be expensive if you have many weddings and wedding festivities to attend! The costs can all add up quickly, especially if you're also in the wedding as part of the wedding party. Here are some suggested tips to help you enjoy the celebrations of friends and family while not breaking the bank.

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It is wedding season, and many PAs tend to get married right after PA school. A few other PAs will even get married in the midst of PA school! Weddings can be magical and memorable, as well as unfortunately very expensive. However, the overall cost is actually in your control to decide how much you and your (future) spouse would like to spend.

As with many budgeting and financial areas of life, consider what you will truly value on your wedding day, and spend on those things while cutting costs in the other areas that don't mean as much to you. Your special day will fly by, so ask yourself, "Do I really want to spend THAT much money for one day?"

In this episode, you'll find some creative ideas of how you can have a lovely wedding day, a beautiful engagement ring, as well as many wonderful memories without breaking the bank.

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Logan and Makenzie Driscoll are a married couple who met in PA school, and have been practicing as surgical specialty PAs for one year. They share how they are trying to pursue financial independence together as a team while balancing their double PA student loan debt with their double PA salaries. They have been trying to make mindful decisions of spending their hard-earned income on things that add value to their lives while trying to also prevent lifestyle creep. Take a listen for some double inspiration to become a PA on the way to financial independence! 

Interested in checking out the book PA Next Steps that was mentioned? Take a listen to PA the FI Way podcast episode 16 to learn more, or go to https://www.panextsteps.com  

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