5 Cheap Ways to Meet Credit Card Spending Requirements
October 20th 2016Credit card companies are giving out bigger and bigger sign-up bonuses to earn your business. However, there are usually some strings attached. In order to qualify, you are usually required to spend x dollars within y months of account opening. So let's talk about 5 of the cheapest ways to meet these lofty requirements.
6 Money Tips I Would Tell Dear Older Me
October 20th 2016After I wrote about 6 $ Tips I Would Tell Dear Younger Me, I thought I should write to my future self too. If it's true that we learned everything we need to learn in life as kindergartners, then I would thank myself for writing this when I'm older.
Medicare and Medicaid Participation Rates for Doctors by State
October 20th 2016Digging down a little deeper on the recently completed biennial survey of physicians by The Physicians Foundation, here are some details about how and where physicians do their jobs based on some important practice characteristics.
Great Road Trips, Part 1: Northwestern Nebraska's Pioneer Trail
October 20th 2016So many settlers – 350,000 to 500,000 – made their way through northwestern Nebraska between 1840 and the early 1860s. More than 150 years later, you can still stand in the ruts their footsteps and wagon wheels carved into the grass prairies.
Professional Financial Advice Is Alive and Well
October 18th 2016When we think of a professional, such as a physician, attorney, or CPA, there is an expectation of prudent advice or exemplary service rendered. Unfortunately, negative press because of the shenanigans by Wall Street executives, bankers, and unscrupulous firms.
Orthopedic Surgeon Conveys Hope Through Personal Experience
October 18th 2016Today David Johnson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. And while Johnson is a highly accomplished surgeon, it’s perhaps the events that occurred prior to his becoming a surgeon that have impacted his life the most.
You're Probably Under-Vacationed and It's Probably Your Own Fault
October 17th 2016The report, The High Price of Silence: Analyzing the Business Implications of an Under-Vacationed Workforce, laments the fact that “while 97% of companies offer paid time off – few companies are tapping into its full potential.â€