MtoM #107 - Cardiologist Becomes a Millionaire
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
This cardiologist became a millionaire just 3 1/2 years out of residency. He shares with us his tips for how he achieved this milestone - live on less than you make, get rid of debt, and invest the rest. He said that managing your finances well in your early attending years can more than compensate for any financial mistakes made through the training years. Want to become a millionaire? Learn how to here: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/everyone-a-millionaire/
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Whitecode Investor Podcast, milestones to millionaire, celebrating stories of success |
| 0:05.6 | along the journey to financial freedom. |
| 0:12.7 | Hello and welcome back to the milestones to millionaire podcast. This is your host Dr. |
| 0:17.3 | Dishasbap. Today's episode is number 107. Cardiologist becomes a millionaire and he does it in |
| 0:23.6 | just three and a half years. I can't wait to hear this story. But first, this episode is sponsored by |
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| 1:21.5 | slash WCI. All right, we have a very exciting guest today who has chosen to remain anonymous. |
| 1:28.4 | Hello and welcome. Hi. How are you today? I'm doing good. All right, we are here to celebrate |
| 1:36.4 | you becoming a millionaire today. How does that feel? It feels good. So tell us, what is your |
| 1:43.5 | profession and how far are you out of school? I'm a cardiologist and I'm three and a half years |
| 1:49.2 | out of my fellowship. Awesome. And what part of the country do you live in? In midwest. |
| 1:55.2 | Okay. All right. And so you're three and a half years out of fellowship and you're making your |
| 2:02.1 | attending income. Can you tell us a little bit about your total household income and a rough breakdown |
| 2:07.7 | between the spouses? So when I started my job, it was 460K, 400 from my end and 60K from my spouses. |
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