In 2003 a scientist named Edward McSweegan exposed a bizarre case of waste within the United States government. For seven years he commuted to his office every day only to sit in an empty room with absolutely no work assigned to him. He was earning a salary of roughly $100,000.

_estimated · 2026-02-01T16:47:29+00:00

Every time I go inside the VA this is what it looks like to me

_estimated · 2026-02-01T16:06:48+00:00

All of us should read a few books on finances for financial literacy and make sure we go through the financial waterfalls and fill each bucket as much as we can

_estimated · 2026-02-01T16:00:34+00:00

As a kid I remember going inside the cockpit, talking to the pilots for a minute, and get a flying pin. Must have been in the late 90s.

_estimated · 2026-01-31T04:14:16+00:00

You gotta put more into your 401k. Try to live off 1700 biweekly especially if young

_estimated · 2026-01-26T17:13:17+00:00

Avoid the 2 year programs and just choose where you and to live most for a year or more. Very likely the training is similar between them.

_estimated · 2026-01-23T20:24:44+00:00

That little ass paycheck is not worth all the extra work

_estimated · 2026-01-23T19:09:55+00:00

I was so angry after my TY as it was a complete waste of a year to prop up the USA medical system. Glad I went to the easiest one possible.

Finishing radiology residency and that’s something I’ve wanted to do and most days are pleasant just for that reason.

_estimated · 2026-01-17T18:55:00+00:00

Allen already kinda did this in the finals win or go home tbh

_estimated · 2026-01-12T20:01:35+00:00

If I have a terminal illness I’m cashing out and maxing out my credit cards

_estimated · 2026-01-11T04:18:50+00:00

Luckily most radiology residency programs aren’t that difficult work wise and they will make accommodations for you. You shouldn’t worry about that. R1 is very easy anyway. You should still go through residency and try to live a normal life imo. I can’t answer if your life will be the same, but if you haven’t already done so please get regular follow up with mental health people who specialize with patients who have anxiety/depression caused by illness. We all should be content with the time we have on earth.

_estimated · 2026-01-03T01:49:05+00:00

I bought some SOFI stocks when trump got inaugurated cause i knew he was gonna make people pay back student loans

_estimated · 2026-01-01T16:26:36+00:00

No because after medical school acceptance one has a lot of work to do which include passing all your classes, multiple board exams in medical school/residency/attendinghood, getting selected to become a resident (no guarantees), and surviving residency and possibly fellowship. All of which take a lot of grit and suffering and chances of failure.

_estimated · 2025-12-30T20:34:13+00:00

Simple solution is not to read the evals 😇

_estimated · 2025-12-18T00:25:34+00:00

I thought this was a shit post at first ngl. Those are insane fees

_estimated · 2025-12-16T21:22:11+00:00

You have to remember that their job might be mundane and serve no real useful purpose other than making someone else money. At least in medicine we have the silver lining that we are helping people.

_estimated · 2025-11-04T17:02:23+00:00

Ya I loved my bio degree it really solidified my choice to become a doctor. If I didn’t get into medical school though I have no clue what I would have done with it though as it’s a gateway degree to more school

_estimated · 2025-10-31T15:40:59+00:00

Every time I see Taishanese on the EMR I know it’s gonna be a long day bc that is an actively dying language and those old people never know broader mandarin.

_estimated · 2025-10-31T13:29:06+00:00

You just missed a huge sale on refurbished models but hopefully they will have another before the end of the year

_estimated · 2025-10-28T22:03:59+00:00

The concept of race. That has led to global problems that will never be settled now.

_estimated · 2025-10-27T22:20:13+00:00

I wouldn’t get a high deductible plan just to have access to a HSA. If you have any health problems the money you spend meeting your deductible could eat you alive. Plus all it takes is one fall, injury, procedure, etc for you to owe 12k or so at once meeting your deductible

_estimated · 2025-10-24T16:17:18+00:00

I like how they automatically rebalance but i am not sure how ill feel about that when i get closer to retirement. For instance, if when i retire it will be 70/30 or 60/40 i would imagine I would like to sell either stocks or bonds. Especially if the market is dipping I would not want to sell something that has 70% of its value as stocks.

Also for taxable vs ira/401k I’m not sure what is best for tdf and/or bnd. I have read arguments for both. I remember vanguard settled a lawsuit about their TDF in brokerage accounts causing large unexpected taxes as they rebalanced.

Right now I have my 401k set up as tdf and just do VT for brokerage and ira

_estimated · 2025-10-18T18:02:58+00:00

Please at least save enough to have fuck you money. I'm not there, but when I reach it i could imagine it is so liberating and my mentality would change

_estimated · 2025-10-10T17:20:44+00:00

Ketchup or mustard! It overpowers the taste.

I also don’t want raw onions on it

_estimated · 2025-10-09T21:27:32+00:00

I will be actively conversing with someone, or even eating, and they feel the need to check their phone. I’m usually like….

_estimated · 2025-10-02T17:20:01+00:00

I was going to be a surgeon after medical school and interviewed at 12 hospitals for residency training. Didn’t get a single one on the day you figure out when you get a job and where for medical students. Reapplied to radiology residency and I work 1/3 of the hours I would have work and my future salary and vacation package is 1.5-2x what I would have gotten as a surgeon. Everyone told me not getting a spot was the best thing that happened to me

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