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How to Fit EMS into Our Budget
When I talk about fitting our jobs into our budgets, I’m usually met with looks of confusion. Yes, it may seem counterintuitive being that we come to work to make money, but let’s face it, this job...
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3 Money Smart Tasks I Want You to Do This Week
If you’ve been following the #MoneySmartMedics series, you have seen articles on how to get caught up on bills, write your first budget, master the art of budgeting, save for emergencies, plan for the...
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3 Things Paramedics Spend Too Much Money On
In EMS we like automation, which is interesting because we also like control. The two don’t usually go hand-in-hand. We like our LUCAS devices to deliver CPR for us, our ventilators to deliver oxygen...
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How to Stay Money Smart with a Peer Pressure Partner
I don’t think there is a person on this planet that doesn’t understand that it’s important to control spending. Well, except congressmen, but they don’t really count as people. It’s kind of like...
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Your Coworkers Are Broke
Do you ever look at your coworkers and ask yourself: “Where do you get all that money?” You struggle just to make ends meet and yet, sitting in the ambulance next to you is someone who drives brand new...
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How to Recover From Holiday Money Mistakes
I know we talk a lot on here about staying money smart throughout the holidays and not letting things like Christmas destroy your bank account. But let’s face it, many of us – myself included –...
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Set Measurable and Achievable Money-Smart Goals This Year
This is the time of year when people start falling off the New Year’s Resolution wagon. As life continues to happen, so do the daily struggles and challenges that got us here in the first place. No...
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How EMS Workers Can Get Ahead on Bills in 3 Steps
Do you feel like you’re chasing your bills and consistently falling 1,2 and maybe 3 months behind? Does it seem like every time you think you’ve caught a break, yet another unexpected expense pops up?...
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3 Things You Can Do This Summer to Prepare for the Holidays
Image Credit: miami.cbslocal.com As EMS providers, we just LOVE waiting for the absolute last minute to get things done. Case in point: My license renewal. I’ve had 4 years to do CE hours, fill out...
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How to Master the EMS Pay Cycle
EMS and Fire personnel working 24-hour shifts have a unique challenge that the majority of the general workforce doesn’t understand: The short pay period. For me, this occurs every 3 pay cycles. For...
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