MtoM #266: How an Anesthesia Assistant Built an $850K Net Worth
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Milestones to Millionaire, we meet Chabely Rodriguez, a certified anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) who has built an impressive $850,000 net worth early in her career.
Chabely shares her financial journey, including the realities of working in anesthesia, how locums work has influenced her income strategy, and the steps she has taken to steadily build wealth.
We discuss how high-income healthcare professionals outside of medicine can still follow many of the same White Coat Investor principles, including maintaining a strong savings rate, avoiding lifestyle inflation, and creating a long-term investing plan.
Chabely also explains the strategy behind reaching this milestone and reflects on the lessons she has learned along the way. Her story highlights how consistent saving, intentional financial decisions, and a clear plan can lead to significant progress toward financial independence.
Whether you are a physician, anesthesia professional, or other high-income professional, this episode offers valuable insights into building wealth and staying focused on long-term financial goals.
One of the most underrated financial moves in medicine is working locum tenens. It pays significantly more on average, and you can work locums full time or on the side of your full time. When you work with CompHealth, the #1 staffing agency, they cover your housing and travel costs —which on top of higher pay, really adds up.
Locums also gives you more control of your career, allowing you to go where you want, when you want, with a schedule that works for you. It's the perfect way to get ahead financially while getting focused on what you love. Whether it's locum tenens or a regular permanent position, visit https://whitecoatinvestor.com/CompHealth and build your career your way with the power of CompHealth.
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00:00 Milestones to Millionaire Podcast #266
03:46 $850K Net Worth as an Anesthesia Assistant
20:24 Healthcare FSAs
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| 0:00.0 | This is the White Coat Investor podcast, Milestones to Millionaire, celebrating stories of success |
| 0:06.0 | along the journey to financial freedom. |
| 0:13.2 | This is Milesones to Millionaire podcast number 266. |
| 0:17.3 | One of the most underrated financial moves in medicine is working locum tenants. |
| 0:21.6 | It pays significantly more on average, and you can work locums full-time or on the side of your full-time. |
| 0:27.5 | When you work with Comp Health, the number one staffing agency, they cover your housing and travel costs, which on top of higher pay really adds up. |
| 0:35.5 | Locums also gives you more control of your career, allowing you to go where |
| 0:38.4 | you want, when you want, with the schedule that works for you. It's the perfect way to get ahead |
| 0:42.9 | financially while getting focused on what you love. Whether there's Locum tenants or a regular |
| 0:47.7 | permanent position, visit whitecoatinvestor.com slash comp health and build your career your way with the power |
| 0:54.1 | of comp health. All right, welcome back to the milestones podcast. It's great to have you here. I have a lot of fun doing this podcast. I love talking to white coat investors. I do a lot of it at WC.I.Con every year, you know, at the end of March. I think it's going to go like 10 days after you hear this podcast. But I also get to do |
| 1:12.0 | it throughout the year, you know, when I'm doing speaking gigs or when we're recording these |
| 1:15.7 | milestones episodes. And I really love it. It keeps me grounded, helps me remember what we're doing, |
| 1:21.0 | keeps me focused on our mission here, which we're becoming more and more focused on every year. |
| 1:26.3 | So I appreciate you guys being willing to participate in this, |
| 1:29.6 | listen to the podcast and participate in the podcast. |
| 1:32.0 | I think it's really helpful and really inspires a lot of people to be financially successful |
| 1:36.6 | so they can focus on what really matters in their lives. |
| 1:39.8 | Okay, a brief bit of business before we move on to today's interview. |
| 1:44.0 | Today is the last day for 20% off courses. Okay, a brief bit of business before we move on to today's interview. |
| 1:48.1 | Today is the last day for 20% off courses. |
| 1:50.8 | Okay, we're having this sale for podcast listeners. |
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