Ever since I was a child, I was one of those kids whom when you ask, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” will always answer, “I want to be a doctor.”, even though I excel more in Math subjects. That answer never changed. In college, I chose a course in…
7 Unexpected Places Where you can Get Money in Case of an Emergency
There are many unexpected events that can happen in our lives anytime. That’s the reason why a good financial foundation always include a healthy amount of emergency fund stock away. Here is how to compute your emergency fund. But in times of financial emergencies, we don’t know how much we might really need…
For First Time Credit Card Users: 7 Things You Need to Know
Credit cards are just small plastics cards. They may seem small and harmless in your wallet but they are one of the most powerful inanimate objects I know that can give people sleepless nights and untreatable headaches. The purpose of this post is educating the first time credit card users but it can also educate…
Rules for Female Doctors: Changing Names after Getting Married
When I got married last 2010, I didn’t know how changing surname actually works. As a medical doctor, I just copied other doctors who got married before me and just placed a dash (-) from my surname and to that of my husband’s surname, not knowing that there are other options available for me. …
3 Principles in Creating a Single Mom’s Budget
Single mom budgeting is not about being perfect, it is about being realistic. If you use the same standards of a “normal household” budgeting, you may fail many times. Not because you are not a good mom or parent, but because you can’t just do things the same way with someone who has a better…
Chart Reading or Technical Analysis: An Important Skill in Stock Market Investing (Part 2)
Chart reading is a very important skill in stock market investing. This is the part 2 of the guest post of my investment mentor, Mr. Ricky So. See the first part of this post here: Chart Reading or Technical Analysis: An important Skill in Stock Market Investing (Part 1) Mr. Ricky So. Mr. So has…
9 Ways On How To Cut The Cost of Having A Baby
I’m back! I have just given birth to my second child 3 weeks ago via Caesarian section, therefore, I apologize for my long absence. But because I love you all, my dear readers of MyFinanceMD, I am blogging this article while recovering and taking care of my little ones. I will start by stating this…
Chart Reading or Technical Analysis: An Important Skill in Stock Market Investing (Part 1)
In the world of health and medicine, in the different specialties and sub-specialties, it is always good to look for consultants and mentors who can teach me the ways to do the things right. Same in wealth advisory industry, especially in stock market investing, it is very important to have mentors as well. I am…