I am sure many of you have heard either in the news, through others, or from your own personal experience, people are not saving enough for their future. There are many barriers to people saving, but financial literacy is definitely a big reason. Many do not understand the basics of compounding interest over time, or…
Category: Financial Wellness
Travel Experiment
Next week, I have a trip to Seattle planned where I am going to meet up with some college friends. Before heading there, I decided to stop by Portland, a place I am interested in seeing. Normally, I am employ a lot of strategies to finds discounts or keep costs down, but still make sure I…
Christmas Shopping Online
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but I figure many of us still have some holiday shopping to do. I really prefer online shopping to avoid some of the hassles of in-person shopping and to better compare purchases. Here are some of my tricks to saving money during gift shopping season. Rewards…
Good Resources for Personal Finance 101
With my last finance related post, I became very aware of how much financial basics I need to cover on the road to having a series of personal finance 101 resources. Clearly, my long term goal is to have a comprehensive resource to address this topic in the future, but I also realize that pumping…
Financial Wellness?
In future blog posts, I do plan on discussing a topic I am very passionate about… personal finance. Personal finance? Why would I write about that? As explained in my prior posts, I also hope that we can use personal experiences in addition to clinical experiences to educate the readers of this site. I would…
Some Blogs that Provided Inspiration
As we embark on this journey together, here are a couple blogs that definitely have influenced me. Body in Mind: Research driven blog regarding pain science. It is amazing how much do not know about pain and it is amazing how much we are learning. After being introduced to this blog, it has helped my…
Clinicians for Wellness 