MtoM #264: Paying Off $250,000 in Student Loans in a HCOL Area
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In this Milestones to Millionaire episode, we follow the financial journey of a gynecologic oncologist navigating student loans, a high cost of living, and the long runway to physician wealth.
We discuss what it looks like to build wealth while still carrying debt, how short-term sacrifices can support long-term financial stability, and whether becoming a doctor still makes financial sense in today's environment. This episode highlights the tradeoffs, patience, and intentionality required during the early and mid-career years of medicine.
These are the kinds of real-world financial decisions many physicians face—but rarely talk about openly.
If you're a high-income physician, you already know how hard you work for every dollar. The question is: how much are you actually keeping after taxes? Gelt is a tax firm focused on proactive tax strategy, guided by expert CPAs and optimized via in-house AI tools. They work with physicians and practice owners to use the tax code more intelligently so your structure, deductions, and planning help you keep more of what you earn. As a White Coat Investor reader, you can book a free strategy intro at https://joingelt.com and receive 10% off your first year with Gelt. It's time to start using your tax plan as a lever for growth.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the White Coat Investor podcast, Milestones to Millionaire, |
| 0:04.2 | celebrating stories of success along the journey to financial freedom. |
| 0:13.3 | This is Milestones to Millionaire podcast number 264. |
| 0:17.3 | If you're a high-income position, you already know how hard you work for every dollar. |
| 0:21.0 | The question is, how much of it are you actually keeping after taxes? |
| 0:25.4 | Gelt is a tax firm focused on proactive tax strategy, guided by expert CPAs and optimized via in-house AI tools. |
| 0:34.4 | They work with physicians and practice owners to use the tax code more intelligently, |
| 0:38.7 | so your entity structure, deductions, and income timing all work together to help you keep more |
| 0:43.8 | of what you earn. As a whitecoat investor listener, visit whitecoatinvestor.com slash gelt to book a free |
| 0:50.2 | strategy intro and receive 10% off your first year with gilp. It's time to start using your tax |
| 0:54.7 | plan as a lever for growth. Okay, welcome back to the podcast. These are some of our favorite |
| 1:01.3 | podcast to record because we get to meet so many white coat investors. And you guys are awesome. |
| 1:06.8 | It is totally inspiring to me every time to meet you. And I was inspired again today doing this interview. |
| 1:12.3 | You're going to love it with Jasmine. |
| 1:14.2 | She's done some really cool stuff. |
| 1:16.7 | And I'm super impressed with her. |
| 1:18.8 | And I think you're going to be as well. |
| 1:20.5 | But before we get into it, I want to remind those of you out there who buy WCI books. |
| 1:26.2 | I know there's a whole bunch of you out there that buy it |
| 1:27.8 | for trainees or students or colleagues or whatever. We offer bulk book discounts. Okay, 25 plus is what |
| 1:34.6 | you got to buy. If you buy 25 plus, you get a cheaper price on them. Okay, and we'll ship them |
| 1:40.4 | right to you all in one box, right? Email books at whitecoatinvestor.com to get that. In fact, if you buy more, we'll even give you a better price. If you buy 100 plus or something, we'll give you even better pricing. But email books at whitecoatinvestor.com will get you taken care of. Okay, let's get into the interview, but stick around afterward. We're going to talk a little bit about |
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