Summary: In our monthly round-ups, we recommend resources from physician finance bloggers, podcasters, and educators who are making an impact in the community. No matter what stage of your financial freedom journey you’re in, there’s something here for everyone! Whether you’re looking to build passive income streams, pay off student loan debt, or fight burnout (or all of the above!) we hope you enjoy this month’s picks!
Empowering Women Physicians
Empowering Women Physicians, founded by Dr. Sunny Smith, specializes in helping women physicians reach their potential and find balance in their lives. Not only is Sunny Smith a certified life coach who does yearly retreats (when circumstances permit), she also has a podcast where she interviews women physicians about their experiences and careers.
This is a great resource for women in healthcare who are looking to elevate the amount of control they have in their lives and find their passions. Check out her most recent podcast episode here, where you can find an informative perspective on current events. We may be living in uncertain times, but remember that there are strong communities such as Empowering Women Physicians that can provide support!
The Darwinian Doctor
The Darwinian Doctor was started by a board-certified surgeon living in Southern California. After growing up with financial scarcity and accumulating student loan debt, he realized that not only did he want to learn more about finances, he wanted to be financially free. His blog chronicles his “evolution” (we love the play on words!) in the categories of personal finance, investing, and real estate. He also blogs about health, doctor life, and gardening!
Not too long ago, the Darwinian Doctor reviewed our course, Zero to Freedom Through Cashflowing Rentals! We also loved his piece on how to get your spouse to support real estate investing! As a physician couple, we have discussed the importance of having a supportive spouse many times on the blog (although we also advocate for the power of one)! If you’re looking for guidance from someone who has tapped into the potential of real estate investing as a vehicle to financial freedom, look no further than the Darwinian Doctor!
Hippocratic Hustle
The Hippocratic Hustle podcast with Dr. Carrie Reynolds is all about helping women physicians find balance in their lives, finances, and careers. Dr. Reynolds interviews physicians who have found ways to thrive via entrepreneurship, passive income, or other side hustles. No matter the pathway, all the guests have one thing in common: they want to be free both financially and in their lives!
We had a blast talking to Carrie back in March, and since then, she’s put out some great pearls of wisdom on her podcast, especially in relation to navigating the pandemic. The resources that podcasters and other educators have made available to the community have been a great help throughout these past few months!
Physician Side Gigs
Physician Side Gigs (PSG) is a Facebook group for physicians who are interested in passion projects or alternate income streams to collaborate and share resources. Founder Nisha Mehta, MD is well-known in the physician community for her writings on life in medicine and burnout prevention. She started this group to help physicians who wanted to pursue other side businesses or passions and build a community around a common goal.
PSG also has a website that consolidates the resources gathered by its members in one place, with links to books and affiliates. For physicians who have or who want to have side gigs, this Facebook community is a great resource!
Doctors Outside the Box
The Docs Outside the Box Podcast is hosted by Dr. Nii Darko. As he likes to put it, his podcast is about ordinary doctors doing extraordinary things. Whether it’s through pivoting in their careers, pursuing alternate streams of income, or finding their passion projects, the podcast looks to prove that doctors are not stuck inside a box!
Dr. Darko is an authority in the physician podcasting space and we’ve had the honor of being guests on his show before, where we had a fantastic conversation about our real estate investing journey. You can learn fantastic insights from any of his past episodes, although we have to recommend his Real Estate series, of course! Recently, he dove into the question: should I get a Tesla or buy another investment property? I think you know what we would say!
