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Health Benefits

May 26th, 2009

Your new residency, fellowship, or ‘real job’ programs, if they haven’t already, are probably beginning to mail out information about the benefits you will receive as their employee. There are often several choices to be made and making the wrong ones may force you to pay for services you’ll never use. Over the [...]

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8 Ways to Save Money on Car Insurance

April 2nd, 2009

Have the Right Coverage Levels
Remember the first rule of purchasing insurance – only purchase it if you can’t afford to lose the bet you’re making with the insurance company that the event will occur. Check out our post about life insurance for residents for more details on what insurance really is.
In our last post, [...]

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A Crash Course on Car Insurance for Residents and Medical Students

March 28th, 2009

Paying for auto insurance is something that most of us have to deal with but probably don’t spend enough time on to understand what we’re paying for.  Here, we detail the various coverages provided by car insurers.
Types of Automobile Insurance
When you contact an insurance agent, they’ll ask you about your desired limits for several types [...]

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Student Loans as a Form of Life Insurance

March 2nd, 2009

Student loans are interesting beasts.  They’re good because they allow you to pursue an education that will, in the end, allow you to earn a higher salary than you likely would have otherwise.  They are often referred to as a good debt, for this reason – they are an investment in yourself and your earning [...]

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Life Insurance Information for Residents

February 20th, 2009

What is Life Insurance, really?
Life Insurance, as with all insurance, is a bet you’re making with an insurance company that something bad will happen (in this case, that you’re going to die.. with liability car insurance, it’s the bet that you’re going to get in a wreck and cause some damage to someone else’s vehicle). [...]

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