by breakawaybabes | Nov 16, 2019 | Celebrating30
My relationship with money is an ever-changing thing. Growing up I never went without, and my family didn’t spend money carelessly, but I also never truly learned the value of a dollar or how to budget. Working for your own money is one of the most liberating things...
by breakawaybabes | Aug 12, 2019 | Budgeting + Finances
I get asked all the time “How can you afford to travel?” or people quip “I’m so jealous you can afford to travel like that!” To be quite honest, I can’t afford to “travel” all the time, but that is really not what my lifestyle is about. I generally choose a...
by breakawaybabes | Jan 15, 2018 | Education + Career
It has officially been one year since I walked out of the hospital and clinic on my last day as a pediatric intern. So what truly happened? Has this time provided me with better clarity and perspective on why I quit residency and left medicine altogether? I have spent...
by Jessica Phillips | Nov 22, 2017 | Budgeting + Finances, Travel + Explore
As I make plans to head internationally (with my medical student debt in tow), I thought it was appropriate this week to discuss the topic of finances and travel. I completed an interview with a delightful woman, who similar to me, did not feel fulfilled in her...
by breakawaybabes | Aug 17, 2017 | Education + Career
I know reading that sounds scary—“My degree, a thing of the past? psssh no!” I do not mean all degrees will become obsolete. However, compared to previous generations where attending college and obtaining a degree led to a job upon graduation, degrees no longer hold...
