True mansions don't start at 4-5 million. I've been to mansions in New York, LA and Chicago with swimming pools, indoor racquetball courts, 12 bathrooms with Jacuzzis in them, home theater systems, multiple 70+ inch flat screens, etc that are owned by people with a combined income of 350K and even less sometimes.
I didn't realize you had to rent your wife, my b. Those bills do add up, bruh.
No, they aren't. Great school districts actually. I'm not at all trolling and generally pay no mind to posters who cry to mods about trolling/banning because they add nothing of substance to my thread. I'm better off not even reading their posts, which is what I normally do. I'm just seeing if there are others here who share my motives for wanting to be a doctor.
Well, if you're going to be an idiot with your money, what do you expect?
I was doing a little math the other day and I realized that at 70K per year in loans and subsidized loans being very hard to come by, you'll essentially have about 50K /year if you make 230K /year for all non-loan expenses for the entire time you pay down the loan. Most people would be about 31 by the time they finish residency, and you'd probably be expected to pick up a mortgage and start having kids at this point in your life as well. Doesn't seem like medicine is the way to go if you want a lavish lifestyle.
There's a difference between living like a student and living like a normal adult, sure. But there's still a HUGE GAPING CHASM between both of those and the situation described above.
I dunno about lavish, but $70k is well within the 'I do not need to have a specific budget for fear of not making rent' limit.
Such black-and-white thinking, you'd think they were toddlers.
Oh, no I was saying take out 70K/year during med school in loans to cover tuition and other expenses, which is actually fairly realistic at expenses schools (54K tuition + expensive area), and then carry it through residency (in my somewhat slipshod calculations I assumed 15K/year towards loans in residency). Then when you emerge and start making the "big bucks" you really don't have that much left because of huge income tax and loans that accrue 40K+ in interest along.
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I do in fact live in one of the places you listed.
Listen dude. Get married, have 2+ kids, move to SF, Chicago, or NYC. You will see what I mean. Until then, you should listen to people who actually know what they are talking about.
I'll wait here while you and OP post links to 750k "mansions" in desirable cities. Still waiting.
I don't need to post anything since I'm not trying to convince you. I took it for granted that most people with common sense know that doctors are rich and can very easily afford to live in big houses and drive expensive cars. A simple look at the salaries of physicians shows why all of this is very believable.
Yes, they will. Why wouldn't they? How about you? What will make you happy?
