As a newly graduated pharmacist, you are likely facing a significant amount of student loan debt. According to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the average pharmacist pharmacist student loan debt is $179,514, and this can be a major burden as you start your career. One option that may be available to you is [...]
When I was early in my career, my number one concern was the bottom line. The cash money that my efforts would produce. Every decision was measured on its return on investment. Extra shifts were calculated and volunteered for without a second thought. I would happily work 8 hour, 10 hour, and 12 hour shifts [...]
What's the Plan?" Making and checking off list's could probably be described as one of my love languages. Constructing elaborate if/then scenarios and trying to account for human factors while trying to plot a course towards a goal makes me very happy. However, my follow through on those goals can sometimes be less than stellar. It's never [...]
This year marks my 7th year out of pharmacy school. I've worked in a couple different health care systems and for a major retail chain pharmacy. I don't think there's (luckily) been a period of unemployment since I've graduated pharmacy school. I like to think that I make smart financial decision but I'm starting to [...]
This year has been an interesting one. This year I wanted to try to accomplish a goal that had been on my to-do list since 2013 when I completed my pharmacy residency. I have been playing with the idea of taking the BCPS since I gave away my resident code pager. It took me [...]
All of my ex-girlfriends will tell you that I’m an over-thinker. And most would probably pull you in close and let you know that it’s not the thinking that’s the problem; it’s the worrying. One of the easiest things to worry about when you have six-figures of student loan debt from your career is the [...]
[Quit Today, Pay Cash, Don’t Retire and most important] Die Broke I’m a sucker for any and all things personal financial related. One of the best feelings for me is a book (any book) that helps me to see the world in a new way. Extra points if the book can help me [...]
Hello All! This year I was taking a look at what I wanted to do with escapingretail.com. I was tempted to kibosh the whole enterprise just for simplicity’s sake and perhaps list the book on amazon.com. Then I got to thinking about what I really wanted to get accomplished with the escaping retail website. [...]
One of the questions I see all the time from potential pharmacy students is: is it worth it? Are pharmacy school education and its corresponding debt load, worth the time that I will invest into it? With an average pharmacy graduate carrying around $123,063, this isn’t a question that deserves a quick answer. Combine the [...]
Retail pharmacy is the launching pad for a great majority of pharmacy careers. According to statistics about 60% of pharmacists start their careers as pharmacists in the retail setting. The retail sector has some great benefits for those just starting out. One of the biggest benefits of the retail sector is the pay scale. [...]
