Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) and What It Means for SLPs
/A breakdown of Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) and how Speech Language Pathologists can take advantage of it.
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SLPs and Student Loans: Student Loans Part 2: Is Public Service Loan Forgiveness for You?→
/A guest post I wrote for the ASHA Leader blog.
This blog post is the second in a two-part series about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. This follow-up offers an infographic to help audiologists and speech-language pathologists filter out if you should or should not pursue this particular forgiveness program.
SLPs and Student Loans: Navigating Student Loan Forgiveness for Audiologists and SLPs→
/A guest post for the ASHA Leader blog.
With many job opportunities available at hospitals, schools and other nonprofit institutions for communication sciences and disorders professionals, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Programoffers applicable and helpful loan repayment options. Navigating the qualifying requirements, however, can cause more frustration than learning to insert a flexible fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing scope.
SLPs and Student Loans: 6 Advanced Tips for Succeeding With PSLF
/These tips are for the souls already submerged, or about to jump in, the deep end of the PSLF pool.
Read MoreSLPs and Student Loans: Just Say No To REPAYE
/Since being introduced in October 2015 the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) income-driven repayment plan has become increasingly popular as a way to pay back federal student loans. Despite its popularity, SLPs and other professionals pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) may be better off passing it by.
Read MoreASHA Leader Blog: Recent CSD Grads, Look Through These Three Career-Shaping Lenses
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The 2nd post on my series for recent SLP grads!
Transitioning from college to career, these tips can help you evaluate opportunities coming your way.
Read more on evaluating your career opportunities.
Read MoreASHA Leader Blog: Financial Tips for Recent CSD Grads
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Part 1 of 2 posts focusing on recent SLP graduates starting their careers!
Congratulations! You’re the owner of a newly minted degree giving you access to a great career in speech and hearing sciences. Now what? The transition from college to a full-time career is exciting, a bit liberating and often overwhelming. Let’s talk about two financial areas where you should focus your attention as you job hunt this summer. Read more.
Read MoreWhy More Young Professionals Should Use HSAs
/Rising costs, new laws, old laws, and complexity of coverage. It's no wonder that health insurance and its potential effect on personal finances is lurking on the edge of many people's consciousness. The good news is there are some options that can help put some control back into your hands.
Read MoreASHA Leader Blog: Financial Spring Cleaning: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself
/My latest guest post to the ASHA Leader blog.
Forget cleaning your home! It’s boring, and let’s be honest, in two weeks it’s going to be a mess again anyway. You’re busy helping people and only have so much time. This spring I suggest you clean up your finances. To help you get started, I offer six questions for you to ponder:
Read MoreASHA Leader Blog: The Perfect Complement to Your School or Hospital Pension
/My first guest post to the ASHA Leader blog!
If your employer provides a pension, be happy. A pension provides a powerful retirement tool in your arsenal. The jovial folks at the Department of Labor and National Association of State Retirement Administrators estimate 85 percent of state and local government employees participate in a defined benefit pension. I’m looking at you, public school clinicians. If you work at a federally operated hospital (like a Veterans Affairs facility) or institution, this applies to you, too. Even many nongovernment-operated hospitals offer pensions.
Shut Up, Brain!
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“Well, I guess we’ll get there someday…maybe, haha. Until then, we’ve got the small things”
That was how my longtime girlfriend finished our conversation about some of the things we’re currently working towards; none of which are particularly exciting or exotic. In fact, most people have similar goals on the surface but dig deeper and they become uniquely ours for unique reasons.
Read MoreThe Worst Money Advice I Ever Received
/I was asked by cheatsheet.com about the worst advice I ever heard. My response had to do with credit card balances and credit scores. Check it:
Read MoreThe Risk of Using Home Equity to Pay Off Student Loans
/You had damn good timing!
You bought a house in late ’09 or ’10 after graduating college and getting a good job, maybe even starting a family. A few years later, with a rebound in both housing and the overall economy, your home is worth substantially more than what you owe on it....
Read MoreYou Should Use Credit Cards, They Are Awesome. (When Used Responsibly)
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Let’s start out with this, credit cards are not evil! In fact, debt as a financial instrument is not evil. It has many useful and reasonable purposes. To turn a phrase: debts don’t kill your finances; you kill your finances (by making bad choices).
Read MoreThe Financial Experts’ Guide To Managing Personal Finances
/I was very happy to be one of the financial experts that contributed to this article. I commented on automating savings, check it:
Read MoreEvery Way To Pay Off Your Student Loans
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Have a student loan? You’re not the only one. 40 million US citizens have some form of higher education loan.
I imagine that number will continue to climb in the years ahead. As you can imagine, many of those 40 million people have questions. To help out this group of people, we’re going to run through a bunch of possible ways to work towards repaying your student loans.
Read MoreThe Right Repayment Plan For Your Student Loans
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Forbes asked me for some tips on student loan repayment plans and refinancing and I was happy to provide! Here's what I said:
Read MoreVideo: Making Financial Planning More Accessible
/See an example of how we make financial planning more accessible and painless for young professionals with the use of our collaborative client portal.
Read More5 Lifelong Financial Planning Benefits for Young Professionals
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So, how can an up and coming professional continuously benefit from working with a financial planner?
Beyond technical skill and the initial planning process, I believe there are five core ways a financial advisor can provide value.
Read MoreFood for Thought: 401k's and Burritos
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I work with and know many young professionals. One of the things I’m certain they hear about often is the importance of 401k’s. Whether or not they have a good understanding of them is a different question. However, there is one thing I’m absolutely certain young professionals do know and understand: Chipotle burritos. I’m about to use the latter to explain the former. I hope you’re impressed.
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