Point Me to First Class is a show for employed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and business owners with higher-than-average personal and/or business expenses who want to learn to leverage them into credit card points to spend on travel. Your expenses are your greatest untapped asset - but learning how to use them to travel the world doesn’t have to be confusing or complicated. Each week, Devon Gimbel shares valuable tips, tools, and strategies to help you uplevel your skills earn ...
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In this podcast we will interview Independent Women MDs and DOs from all walks of medical life and learn the nuts and bolts of how they got started with their business or side-project. We will hear stories about the unique ways doctors practice their profession. We will discover what inspires and motivates these entrepreneurs. We will explore ways to make your money go further and learn ways to achieve financial freedom.
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67. An Analytic Approach to Points Travel with Kevin Zanes
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Kevin Zanes has a background in data science and analytics that he now uses to scour award programs for the best points deals. So on today's show, we're talking math, data, and how these two things help you land the most amazing points deals. Tune in this week to discover how data can get you the best value for your points. Kevin is using data and …
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66. You Don't Need to Use Points for Every Trip with Dr. Laura Jana
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Dr. Laura Jana is an Omaha-based pediatrician, social entrepreneur, and award-winning children/parenting book author. From early literacy advocate and 9-year owner of a 200-student educational childcare center to advisor to Mattel, Primrose Schools, and spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, she is dedicated to addressing the most pre…
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65. Earning Points for Paying Student Loans or 529 Plans with Dr. Andrea Mabry
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Today, I'm joined by my friend, points-earning expert Dr. Andrea Mabry. She's here to show you exactly how to earn points by paying off your student loans or by paying for your kid's education. This is taking one of your biggest expenses and leveraging it to earn more points, and Andrea's here to show us how to make this part of a financially respo…
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64. Choosing a Miraval Resort for Your Next Getaway with Arpita Gupta DePalma and Mindy Stimell-Rauch
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Miraval Resort is an all-inclusive, adults-only health and wellness resort that started in Tucson, Arizona, and has expanded to Austin, Texas, and The Berkshires, Massachusetts. Each location is different but has the same signature approach to wellness. So how do you know what to expect at the different locations and choose which one is right for y…
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63. From the UK to Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar on Points with Lindsay Bradley
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Lindsay Bradley started her points and miles journey in 2011 but didn't get into extensive points travel until meeting her P2. After marrying in 2018, they took off to travel the world, doing mini retirements on points and miles. Lindsay has visited 77 countries on all seven continents and has redeemed over $300,000 worth of travel with credit card…
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62. Money Mindset and Owning Your Financial Life with Kara Loewentheil
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For this conversation about how we think about ourselves in relation to money, I’m joined by one of the most brilliant women that I know, Kara Loewentheil. Kara is the Founder of The School of New Feminist Thought and creator of The Feminist Self Help Society, host of the top-rated podcast UnF*ck Your Brain, and author of the upcoming book Take Bac…
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61. Earn Points for Paying Your Rent and More: Everything Bilt with Dr. Suzanne Manzi
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Earning transferable points is key to unlocking some of the best possible deals on flights and hotel stays. But which of the points currency ecosystems best suits your specific needs? Well, there’s a newbie in the transferable points currency family: the Bilt points ecosystem, and it might just be the one for you. To help me explore the Bilt points…
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60. 5 Questions You Can’t Ignore When Applying for a New Rewards Credit Card
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The points hobby has changed massively over the years. We have more points-earning cards, higher sign-up bonus offers, and rewards programs themselves are becoming more innovative. But on the other hand, we’ve also seen some less positive changes, like more restrictions around acquiring rewards credit cards, stricter eligibility rules, and limitati…
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59. Miles Ahead: Strategies for Smart Mileage Purchases
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Right now in April 2024, there’s a unique points opportunity that I’ve taken advantage of every year for the past few years, but nobody seems to be talking about it. Despite my strong inclination to keep it to myself, I’m sharing it with you this week just in case you can make use of it for yourself. This points-earning opportunity isn’t for everyb…
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58. From Zero Points to South Africa in Business in Just 12 Months with Dr. Lisha Taylor
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Dr. Lisha Taylor is a wealth strategist, "doctorpreneur," professional writer, and podcaster, advocating for physician wellness through financial literacy. As a Board Certified Primary Care Sports Physician, she's also the co-founder of Wealth Minded MD, a company and podcast that empowers women in medicine to build wealth and create the lives they…
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57. The Chase Points Ecosystem: What You Need to Know with Dr. Sujatha Murali
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If you’re serious about points, you should have access to at least one of the major transferable points currencies. But how do you know which of the transferable currencies you should focus on? This week, I’m joined by Dr. Sujatha Murali, and we’re diving deep into one transferable points currency: the world of Chase Cards and their Ultimate Reward…
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56. Making Taxes Part of Your Points Strategy
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Tune in to today's update on paying taxes with a credit card to hear how this annual expense can play a crucial role in your points strategy. If you’re a high-earning employed professional or a self-employed business owner, your tax expenses offer an enormous points-earning opportunity. Discover whether it makes sense for you to pay your taxes by c…
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55. Travel That Matches Your Values with Dr. Erika Moseson
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Dr. Erika Moseson is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician in Portland, Oregon. She’s also the host of the Air Health Our Health podcast, about the air we breathe and how it impacts our environment and communities. Erika loves travel, but she’s also concerned about the climate implications of the travel industry and wants to explore how …
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54. Award-Travel Tips for Big Families with Dr. Susan Zink
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Points travel is possible for everyone, even a family of five or more. To discuss the ways families can maximize their points, I’m joined by Dr. Susan Zink. Susan is a psychiatrist with three children who has managed to get some amazing deals that meet her family’s travel needs, and she’s here to share her tips for family travel using points. Disco…
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53. Deal or No Deal: How to Evaluate Points Redemption Value
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Have you ever felt like you were doing points “wrong” because you aren’t booking the same kinds of high-value redemptions that you see other people posting about? If you’re scared of wasting your points so you just don’t use them to book travel, despite having hundreds of thousands of points saved up, you are not alone. This week, discover how to c…
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52. Strategy, Transferable Points, and Card-Canceling Mistakes: Listener Q&A
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What do you do with cards once you’ve had them for a while and you’ve already earned the welcome bonus? How many cards is too many for you? What strategy will allow you to accumulate millions of points over one year? These are just some of the questions I’m covering in today's Q&A episode. I’m discussing specific cards, points currencies, and strat…
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51. Is Points Travel Still Worth It? With Traci Siegel
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My guest this week is points expert Traci Siegel, a non-practicing attorney who has been using miles and points to travel around the US and the world with her family of four since 2011. She's been teaching friends how to hack their families' travel for years, and now she's teaching even more new friends how to expand their travel budgets through he…
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50. A Head-to-Head Comparison of 3 Tropical Hyatt Properties You Can Book Using Points
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Looking to plan your next warm weather vacation? Tune in today to hear a comparison of three tropical Hyatt hotel properties where you can use points for vacation. I’m putting each of these properties head-to-head to give you an idea of what you can expect in each, and which one might be the best fit for your travel plans. I break down the basics o…
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49. A New Way to Work and Travel with Dr. Kristine Goins, The Nomad MD
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Have you ever wondered what it would look like to take your career on the road and live location independent as a digital nomad? Did you know that you can you use your travel points to make this dream a reality? My guest this week has done just that and is here to tell you all about it. Dr. Kristine Goins is a Board-Certified Integrative Adult and …
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48. How Traveling with Kids Changes the Points Game with Dr. Chandani DeZure
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Dr. Chandani DeZure is a Board Certified Physician living in California who’s been maximizing points for travel since 2014. She started out on a resident’s salary, traveling with no kids and tons of flexibility, and now she’s taking her kids on her trips and her flexibility has all but vanished. But that doesn’t stop her getting an amazing deal. Di…
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47. Umrah Travel and Booking Using Points with Amena Bakali
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Amena Bakali is an award travel educator, travel blogger, and family travel enthusiast. While many of us use our points for leisure travel, points can also help with booking travel that is of religious or cultural significance. One example of that is how she used points to book a trip to observe Umrah, the Islamic pilgrimage to their Holy City: Mak…
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46. 2023 Points Spending Review with the Points and Miles Doc (Part 2)
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I’m back with part two of my episode with Kelly, the Points and Miles Doc. In this episode, we’re divulging how we decided to spend the treasure trove of points we earned last year. We’re letting you see behind the scenes of our points wallets and travel plans, comparing the really fun part of the points hobby: how we used these points to book incr…
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45. 2023 Points Earning Review with the Points and Miles Doc (Part 1)
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Today, I’m joined by my points friend Kelly (The Points and Miles Doc) and we’re taking a look back at 2023, breaking down all the points we earned last year, how we earned them, and we’re analyzing some current trends in the points and miles world. Tune in this week as we discuss the highs and lows of the points world in 2023. Kelly and I are shar…
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44. What’s Coming in 2024 on the Point Me To First Class Podcast
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What can you expect from the Point Me to First Class Podcast in 2024? Instead of taking a deep dive into a points earning topic, I’m just bringing you a short and sweet episode about what’s to come over the next 12 months. Discover what the next year has in store for the Point Me to First Class podcast and how I’m diversifying the types of travel i…
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43. Unlocking Double Rewards: A Deep Dive into Chase Freedom Unlimited’s Latest Offer
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If you love earning Chase Ultimate Rewards Points, you’re in the right place. Chase has a promotional offer right now that just might be the best points earning gift that you receive all year. Today, we’re looking at how you can get double cash-back or double points using your Chase Freedom Unlimited card. Discover how to get double points with you…
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42. High-Yield Strategies for Solo Points Earners with Dr. Erin Casey
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Today, I’m joined by Dr. Erin Casey, a retired hematologist-oncologist turned hospitalist. As a solo points earner without high expenses, Erin wasn’t sure if she could earn as many points as those who play the points game with a spouse or friend. Yet, she implemented a strategy to maximize her points, and if you’re in a similar situation, you can t…
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41. Use It or Lose It - Your Year-End Checklist
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How do you end 2023 strong and ensure you aren’t missing out on any valuable benefits from your rewards credit cards? We’re fast approaching the end of the year, so it’s time to do some points housekeeping. I’m reviewing five things I do to ensure I’m on track to hit my points and travel goals for the year. Tune in this week to discover how to roun…
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40. My Credit Card Journey: How It Started & What I’d Do Differently Now
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A LOT has changed in the rewards card world since I got my first points earning credit card in 2012. Join me today to discover the first five rewards credit cards I got when I started my points journey, why I wouldn't recommend most of those cards to people now, and what I would do differently if I was starting all over again. While the cards I’m s…
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39. Rewards Travel Planning with Dr. Amita Kumar
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Today, I'm joined by another physician-entrepreneur who is taking her travel experiences to the next level by leveraging her business expenses: Dr. Amita Kumar. Dr. Kumar is a primary care physician in San Antonio, Texas. Recently, she decided to take a sabbatical from her clinical practice and since one of her passions is traveling with her family…
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38. Travel, Adaptability, and Building Confidence on the Analyze Scripts Podcast
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I’m sharing a recent conversation I had on the Analyze Scripts podcast. Analyze Scripts is hosted by Yale-trained psychiatrist Katrina Furey, MD, and psychotherapist Portia Pendleton, LCSW, analyzing the depiction of mental health in TV and film. In this conversation, we discussed the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and what we can learn about…
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37. Unlimited Free Flights with the Southwest Companion Pass with Lyn Mettler (Part 2)
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Last week, Lyn shared how to earn your Southwest Companion Pass and how the pass works. We’re picking up right where we left off, discussing the specific points activities that do and don’t count toward qualifying for a Companion Pass, and Lyn is sharing a strategy you can use to make sure you qualify for a Companion Pass by early 2024. Tune in thi…
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36. Unlimited Free Flights with the Southwest Companion Pass with Lyn Mettler (Part 1)
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I’m joined by Southwest expert Lyn Mettler, and she’s breaking down everything you need to know about the coveted Southwest Companion Pass. In 2015, she discovered how to fly her family of 4 free to all the places she'd written about, going from one car trip a year to flying free six times every year around the US, Europe, and the Caribbean. She no…
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35. Advanced Points Strategies: PayPal Bill Pay with Dr. Sujatha Murali
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I’m an advocate for putting as many of your expenses as possible on rewards credit cards in order to maximize your points potential. But as we all know, there are certain expenses that charge a processing fee, or don’t offer a credit card payment option at all. Sometimes it’s worth paying the fee, but for those occasions when it doesn’t, PayPal Bil…
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Concierge for Specialists! How Rheumatologist Isabelle Amigues, MD Provides Personalized Care
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Thanks again for joining me with another edition of the Hippocratic Hustle Podcast! Announcement: Coming soon! Special Book Club Episode with Dr. BC Krygowski. Join us in a few weeks as we discuss the inspiring book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. Pick up the book, steep a cup of tea and settle in for some inspiration!…
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34. Breaking Chase's 5/24 Rule: Pros and Cons with Dr. Azra Khan Salahuddin
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While there are mistakes to be made, there is no one right way of doing points. My guest this week knows this from firsthand experience. After she’d found her feet in the world of points, she took a risk in deviating away from Chase’s points ecosystem and started exploring other options in the points space, and she has tons of insights to share abo…
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The Points Made Easy Difference - in Their Words
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Are you brand new to points, without a bunch of rewards credit cards or points stocked up? Or do you have your points earning down but are not yet confident about getting maximum value from the points you have saved up? Whether you’re a self professed newbie to points travel or are looking for your points redemption skills to match your points earn…
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Doors are open to enroll in my 6 months, hands on points master course, Points Made Easy - but not for long. You have until this Saturday, October 21 to grab your spot in Points Made Easy before doors close again until next year. So today I’m dropping this bonus episode to share with you the stories of 3 Points Made Easy members, in their own words…
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33. Top 5 Points Redemption Mistakes to Avoid
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The key to leveraging your expenses to earn incredible travel experiences is knowing what to do with those beautiful points once you’ve earned them, and most importantly, what not to do if you want to receive their maximum value. Specifically, I’m sharing five mistakes you need to avoid when redeeming points for travel. Discover five mistakes that …
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Credit Card Travel Points Talk with Devon Gimbel, MD
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Two ways to support the show: Subscribe to Hippocratic Hustle Podcast today! Click this link to learn more - Hippocratic Hustle - Patreon Support our sponsors by visiting the link below: Hippocractic Homes Premier Realtor Referral Service HippocraticHomes.com or email HippocraticHustle@gmail.com for any questions. Devon Gimbel MD is a double-board …
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Free Masterclass: 4 Secrets to Doubling Your Travel Budget on Oct. 14
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How would your travel plans next year change if your travel budget doubled? Whether you're points curious, a points beginner still getting your legs under you, or more experienced earning points but not yet expert at using them, there are only a few things standing between you and saving thousands of dollars in travel using points. Join my free mas…
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32. It's Raining Amex Points: How to Explode Your Q4 Points Earning with Rakuten
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Did you know you can earn boatloads of American Express Membership Rewards Points through the online shopping platform Rakuten? There are points to be earned on Rakuten, and I’m showing you how to take advantage of some amazing offers in today’s episode. Discover how to use Rakuten to earn a ton of points this winter. Leveraging Rakuten is one of t…
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Physician Mortgages with Realtor & Lender Dan Fortune
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Two ways to support the show: Subscribe to Hippocratic Hustle Podcast today! Click this link to learn more -Hippocratic Hustle - Patreon Support our sponsors by visiting the link below: Hippocractic Homes Premier Realtor Referral Service HippocraticHomes.com or email HippocraticHustle@gmail.com for any questions. Dan Fortune helped start the iMPACT…
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31. Enhancing Points Travel for Couples with Kathy & Jake
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I’m joined by two guests, Dr. Kathy Zhang and her husband Jake Jansen, this week and this is the first time I’ve had a points travel partnership on the show. They’re an amazing example of what’s possible when two people come together to maximize their points. Although they experienced some difficulty in the early days, they have a two-player points…
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30. The Psychology Behind Points Travel Competency
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Today, I’m covering something that never gets talked about in the points travel world but is really one of the secrets to becoming more proficient when it comes to points travel: The Dunning-Kruger Effect. The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a type of cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their knowledge or abilities, particularly in areas whe…
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A Pediatrician’s RV Retirement with Dr. Julie Petersen
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Two ways to support the show: Subscribe to Hippocratic Hustle Podcast today! Click this link to learn more - ippocratic Hustle - Patreon Support our sponsors by visiting the link below: Hippocractic Homes Premier Realtor Referral Service HippocraticHomes.com or email HippocraticHustle@gmail.com for any questions. Dr. Julie Peterson is a 54-year-old…
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29. Lessons from a Year-Long Worldwide Family Sabbatical with Dr. Latifat Akintade
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Dr. Latifat Akintade is a gastroenterologist, money coach, and mother of three beautiful children. She’s also the author of the Amazon Bestseller Done With Broke: The Woman Physician’s Guide to More Money and Less Hustle, and Latifat is the host of The MoneyFitMD Podcast. Combining her knowledge of personal finance with her skills as a certified li…
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Physician Contracts Demystified with Attorney Ann Bittinger
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28. Chase Freedom Flex Vs Chase Freedom Unlimited: Which Will Earn You More Points?
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Two popular rewards cards on the market are the Chase Freedom Flex and the Chase Freedom Unlimited cards. This week, I’m pitting these two cards against each other in a head-to-head comparison to find out which one has the highest potential when it comes to earning points. Tune in this week to discover how to choose between the Chase Freedom Flex a…
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Finding Financial Freedom with Disha Spath, MD
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Two ways to support the show: Subscribe to Hippocratic Hustle Podcast today! Click this link to learn more - ippocratic Hustle - Patreon Support our sponsors by visiting the link below: Hippocractic Homes Premier Realtor Referral Service HippocraticHomes.com or email HippocraticHustle@gmail.com for any questions. Dr. Disha Spath is a practicing boa…
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27. Travel Mishaps & the Value of Insurance with Dr. Suzy Spadafora
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Dr. Suzy Spadafora is a world wanderer with her husband and 2 teenage boys, except for when she's playing tennis or practicing dermatology. She has been travel hacking since 2016, visiting tons of countries including Turks and Caicos, Bonaire, the Philippines, Langkawi Island (Malaysia), Peru, Romania, Amsterdam, and the Seychelles. In this episode…
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