MtoM #269: She Thought She Was Broke After PSLF—She Wasn't
White Coat Investor Podcast
Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
What happens financially after student loan forgiveness—and how should you think about your net worth?
In this Milestones to Millionaire episode, we talk with a physician who reached a major turning point after receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Initially feeling like she was "back to zero," she later realized her true financial position was much stronger—revealing a net worth of $600,000.
This episode highlights how mindset, balance sheets, and financial awareness can dramatically change how you view your progress.
We also cover practical advice for other doctors, residents, and high-income professionals navigating student loans, net worth, and early wealth building.
If you're working toward PSLF or trying to understand your financial position more clearly, this episode offers valuable perspective on what progress really looks like.
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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| 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. |
| 0:13.2 | This is Milestones to Millionaire podcast number 269. |
| 0:17.3 | One of the most underrated financial moves in medicine is working locum tenants. It pays significantly more on average, and you can work Locum's full-time or on the side of your full-time. 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. Locoms also gives you more control of your career, allowing you to go where you |
| 0:38.2 | want, when you want, with a schedule that works for you. It's the perfect way to get ahead financially |
| 0:42.8 | while getting focused on what you love. Whether it's Locum tenants or a regular permanent position, |
| 0:48.0 | visit whitecoatinvestor.com slash comp health and build your career your way with the power of comp health. |
| 0:54.2 | Okay. We've got our financial of Compe Health. Okay. |
| 0:54.9 | We've got our Financial Educator Award coming up. |
| 0:57.4 | Okay. |
| 0:58.0 | So you can submit for this up until April 25th, whitecodeinvestor.com slash educator. |
| 1:04.7 | If somebody to nominate you or nominate somebody else that's passionate about improving |
| 1:09.7 | financial literacy among your colleagues, |
| 1:12.0 | trainees, and students, right? We encourage you to nominate them for the highly coveted 2026 |
| 1:18.1 | Financial Educator of the Year Award. The winner of the award gets a prize of $1,000, |
| 1:22.6 | but that's not all. As an added incentive to craft a compelling nomination, we're offering the nominator who |
| 1:28.9 | writes the best submission a free WCI online course of their choice. And that's often worth |
| 1:34.5 | more than $2,000. So you can nominate someone at whitecoater investor.com slash educator. You have until |
| 1:40.8 | April 25th to do it. And that helps us get the word out, making financial education accessible to everybody. |
| 1:48.5 | We have got financial presentations put together that are free. |
| 1:52.8 | And I just ran into something on the subreddit this morning where someone's like, |
| 1:57.5 | oh, why doesn't white code investor ever update this stuff? |
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