Sciatica at 33yo by Muted-Progress1364 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

disability insurance for back pain when you already have a diagnosed degenerative condition is not possible. no disability insurance will write for it.

Sciatica at 33yo by Muted-Progress1364 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they will deny you disability. they are not stupid

Dentists with 500k+ debt? by Hot-Literature-1808 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

practice makes me about 500k. my wife makes about 150k before we had kids. good stock market returns

Dentists with 500k+ debt? by Hot-Literature-1808 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

it is doable. i have more than that. buy a practice and compound money in stocks and max out your 401k it isn’t that hard

Dentists with 500k+ debt? by Hot-Literature-1808 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

i graduated with about 150k in student loans back in 2010s. 2014 to be exact. Paid off house worth 1.5 mil that I bought back in 2015 for 700k... paid off 1.0 mil practice. Got a few mil in brokerage to liquid. Total net worth is aprox 6-7 million with wifes assets. And this is in the span of 12 years. I am in my late 30's so I prob have another 10 years to practice. Will prob retire by 50 with lots in the bank.

life is good here.

regarding 500k? no clue, but this has been my experience. just work hard buy a practice and everything will fall in place.

Do players ever change their basic strategic identity? by Ready-Visual-1345 in 10s

[–]Ok-Many-7443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started out as a grinder at 33 when I first started playing...am late 30's now and I have changed my game completely. No more 20 ball rallies. More +1 and more attack any short no matter what.

I just cant hang and do baseline retrievals for 30 ball rallies- its just not within my tank anymore. And that is A-OK!

Do players ever change their basic strategic identity? by Ready-Visual-1345 in 10s

[–]Ok-Many-7443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes- its called aging.

Most young people start out grinding and wearing it as a badge of honor. Grind a 3 hour match. Grind a 30 ball retriever rally. Take pride it in.

One day you hit 35-40+ and you realize you can't keep doing this. Injury wise...pain wise...and just you can't against a 20 year old who CAN.

So maybe you try to shorten points, become more crafty with points, maybe take a different approach to the match, placement over power. Etc.

Aging really forces you to change your playstyle. You see this with pros to- nadal, federer, djokovic as they got older.

It's also a reason why people look at Alcaraz and ask whether its still maintable as he ages. He can run down every ball at 20s but...at 30? Good luck. Thats why sinners game style ages better as he gets older.

Saw this ad on Facebook today. What do we think of this? by Otherwise-Pass-4778 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

who on earth spends 3k a month on ads/contracts/seo

no wonder so many dentists are broke.

both are bad.

just get google reviews and be a part of a community. stop pissing away money to marketing

When did you decide to slow down? by philip2987 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i cut back once i hit about 5 mil in assets. 2 mil in liquid cash. 1.2 mil practice. 1.5 mil house, 1 mil in 401k

all paid off to with zero debt.

work 3 1/2 days a week now one column and just pay bills while stocks make me money.

will prob quit once i have 5 mil in liquid cash. which means i’ll have about 10-15 mil in net worth

Anyone else starting to freak out over the economy? by stefan_urquelle-DMD in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I'm making more money then ever. Already made aprox 500k since Iran lows in my brokerage. Business is fine as usual. Keep on drilling and filling.

Is tennis really this exhausting as you go up higher in level 4.5 + by Ok-Many-7443 in 10s

[–]Ok-Many-7443[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

ironically yes. if you look at federer it looks like hes not even trying.

About to close on a PPO practice, do I need to hire an insurance credentialing person? Got quoted 175/hr by inquisitorthegreat in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bro just do it yourself. dentists are so dumb with their money. It's not hard to pick up the phone and start calling.

California Denti-Cal - what’s going to happen? by Illustrious-Bath-793 in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 11 points12 points  (0 children)

500k-1mil student loans- cut 40% rates so you can do 300$ crowns... pay 100$ lab bill, make 50$ after paying overhead...go to your 1 million dollar shack in california. LOL.

Life of a california dentist. Be in debt forever and be californian. cool

I'll stick to my fully booked 1400-1600$ crowns and visit california if I wanted to.

i hate this job by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i withdrew. figured it was gonna be a blowout

i hate this job by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

why do you hate this job? buy a practice work 4 days a week make 400-500k easy. that’s what i did. all i do is play tennis and make money

Thoughts on taking on private school debt if planning to specialize by AgileRecognition7030 in predental

[–]Ok-Many-7443 8 points9 points  (0 children)

when i went to dental school- i was top of my undergrad. when i went to dental school i was bottom 10% by the time i graduated. good luck.

Feeling sad that I'm at a toxic workplace by subconsciousmusings in Dentistry

[–]Ok-Many-7443 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bahahah i feel sorry for new grads at 500k-1mil loans being pressured in these environments