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How One Doc Paid Off $200,000 in Student Loans in 4 years

One of the hot topics on this blog and among young professionals has been student loan debt. If you attended professional school, chances are you accrued some debt along the way. I was really excited meet our guest, Dr. Rania Habib via Instagram and learned that she repaid her six-figure student loan debt in a short amount time and is now financially independent. In this post she tells us how she did it.

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How I Grew My Side Hustle By 300% During The Pandemic

Discipline, consistency and strategy are important to maintaining and growing your side hustle but, those are not the only things needed to be successful. I was able to grow my business 300% by following a very straight forward set of principles.

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My First Podcast Experience

It was an honor being a guest on The Dental Diaries Podcast with Dr. Jessica Emery and a great way to experience my first podcast interview. In the episode we discussed my multi-passionate nature which includes Philanthropic projects, Candle Making, Blogging and Orthodontics - lending to the name The UnorthoDoc.

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Keeping Our Well-Being In Check

Wellness is more than being free of illness. It’s being in total balance with your outer and inner world. This matters because everything we do and every emotion we feel relates to our well-being. In turn, our well-being directly affects our actions and emotions

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Student Loan Relief During Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Most of us are facing reduced or slashed income due to the coronavirus. Keeping up with bills may become increasingly challenging especially for those of us with federal student loans, like healthcare professionals who have some of the highest student loan debt in the workforce. Recent legislation via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) passed by the federal government is offering support and some relief for borrowers.

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Balancing Productivity and Self Care During Quarantine

It’s easy to separate your work life from your home life. But finding and maintaining a balance between the two can get difficult. While it may seem counterintuitive, taking breaks while working can increase productivity and creativity. It allows your mind to refresh itself after the stress and exhaustion of being “on” for hours.

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The Great Escape to Cartagena, Colombia

When a colleague of mine invited me on a ladies trip to Cartagena I, without hesitation, said yes! If I haven’t mentioned it before, I love to travel! Any opportunity to experience a new place and culture is always a go in my book. We spent a long weekend in beautiful Cartagena, exploring the city, submerging ourselves in the culture, enjoying the amazing cuisine and even found time time to participate in a community service project.

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Healthy Ways to Cope During Times of Stress

The COVID-19 global pandemic has affected everyone tremendously in some way or another. The seriousness of the virus has always been known but it’s very different when it hits close to home, and even though focus has been given to the physical effects (and rightfully so, with the death toll rising by the day), it goes far beyond that. This period has been very heavy - mentally, financially, physically and especially emotionally.

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Managing Job/Career in light of the Coronavirus

We are all feeling the impact of this virus in some way or another. Some are being laid off from their jobs and businesses are shutting their doors without certainty of when they will be able to re-open after the quarantine period. Those individuals who have been released from their jobs are taking to job boards to send out applications for new positions. .

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Oral Care Tools Every Invisalign Wearer Needs for a Healthy Smile

When wearing Invisalign, or any other clear aligner for that matter, it is required that patients not only wear their aligners all day and night (at least 20-22 hours per day) but the treatment plan also necessitates impeccable oral hygiene. So may patients struggle to stay on top of this task, so I have gathered some oral care tools every clear aligner patient needs.

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5 Ways to Invest in Real Estate

Real Estate Investing has been a hot topic, especially among the the financial independent community and those looking to build wealth through passive income. I firmly believe we are all budding entrepreneurs. We want to control our destiny, work for ourselves and feel good about making a difference in the world. Real estate investing is an excellent way to stretch one’s entrepreneurial muscles.

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6 Tips on Getting Into Real Estate Investing

Going into real estate can be an exciting investment strategy, one that is both satisfying and lucrative. However, it’s not all rose petals and fairy dust. Every investment comes with risk but its how you manage and mitigate those risks that makes the difference. If you are seriously considering diving into real estate investing here are a few things to take into account.

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