Doctor's Wealth and Wellness

← Doctor's Wealth and Wellness21 Aug · 7 min

Episode 128: New Attending Money Map – Where Your First Savings Dollars Should Actually Go

Episode 128: New Attending Money Map – Where Your First Savings Dollars Should Actually Go21 Aug7 min

In Episode 128 of Doctor’s Wealth and Wellness answers the natural follow-up question from new attendings who are ready to start saving: exactly where the first $1,000 should go. It lays out a practical Money Map for the first one to three years—first capture the full employer 401(k)/403(b) match (an instant 50–100% return), then build a modest one-to-three-month starter emergency fund in a high-yield savings account in parallel, and finally direct additional dollars into a taxable brokerage ...