I am a debtist – a dentist who graduated with a lot of student debt. After four years of undergrad and four years of dental school, I ended up with a debt of over $550,000, which I then had to start paying back. This led me to a series of life changes and discoveries about myself in my late twenties that shaped my lifestyle into what it is today. Saving money required us to be more frugal, and being more frugal opened up the doors to finding alternative ways to find happiness in things that don’t require consumerism. I now embrace a simple life. I live in OC with my husband, although we prefer to be traveling, and do so when we can. We focus more on experiences rather than material things. Being selective when it comes to purchasing consumer goods, we spend most of our money and time acquiring new skills, picking up new hobbies, learning about new cultures, and exploring the globe. I’ve become more intentional with my life decisions, and am currently working towards buying my freedom from my massive loan, but not at the expense of giving up my life in exchange for grueling work hours. Open to questioning society’s standards of success, I am finding ways to reach my life goals by refusing some things that we take for granted as the norm. Balance is key, and this is my journey towards financial freedom, in the process of discovering what life is really about.
Since starting this blog, I have been featured in the following:
OTHER PEOPLE’S SPACES
- Bogobrush Blog Series – I am a guest writer in their blog space.
- AreWeAdultsYet – It’s A Thing 7/20/2018
- Financial Wellness DVM – Paying Off Over $550k In Student Debt: Changing Your Mindset
- TheFITeacher – The Joy of Missing Out
- The Three Year Experiment – 50 Ways to Become More Frugal
- Financial Wellness DVM – Debt Payoff: An Interview with the Debtist
- All Star Money – Top 3 Finance Posts of the Day January 14
- The Sound Dollar – Using Side Hustles to Pay Off Dental School Loans
PODCAST INTERVIEWS
- ChooseFI Podcast – Hyperdebt
- Student Loan Planner Podcast – My $10,000 Student Loan Mistake
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