Author: Spousal Unit

How military doctors get paid, and to how to make sure you’re getting paid what you deserve

Military Medicine, Physician Finances, The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

Between Indy and Spousal Unit, we have 15 consecutive years of experience in dealing with military finance. Military pay is complicated enough, but for military physicians the situation gets much more complicated than a typical member of the Armed Force. Physicians serving as military officers receive the same pay and allowances as other military members; basic pay, basic allowance for

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Why you should buy disability insurance RIGHT NOW (even the interns)

Physician Finances

Hello, Spousal Unit here in my first post. Indy and I got married in the middle of medical school applications, I’m a Muggle (non-medical type) who works from home and makes sure our two Tiny Humans grow into productive members of society. This situation works since it allows me to easily tag along as Indy’s career takes us all over

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What’s going on with the Social Security tax deferral?

Physician Finances

This post is brought to you by Indy’s Spousal Unit. The Spousal Unit is a work-from-home parent and self-proclaimed finance nerd who helps keep track of the crazy things DFAS does with our military pay, makes sure the money we save for retirement goes where it’s supposed to, and takes care of all of those other “real life” things that

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