Think your path to FIRE is hard? This doctor had to pay off six figures in student debt after just starting his career in his mid-thirties. And while nobody can pretend doctors have small salaries, the sheer amount of student debt they take on would make any FIRE-chaser’s eyes start to water. Most doctors put their debt payoff on the back burner, finally becoming debt-free in fifteen to twenty years, but Dr. Thai Dang paid his debt off in just a matter of months. So, how’d he do it?

Dr. Dang has spent the majority of his life in school. After finally finishing the decade-long medical school journey, Dr. Dang finally got the job and salary he dreamed of. But, a six-figure debt was keeping him on his toes. He began learning about personal finance and searched for a way to reach financial independence by age fifty, even if he still wanted to remain at his job. So, he bit the bullet and decided getting rid of his massive debt was priority number one. Now, he’s on the unshackled path to FIRE!

Dr. Dang shares why he’s remaining frugal even with such a high salary, why the FIRE movement is more about financial independence than early retirement, and the one piece of advice that’ll get you to FI faster and hopefully keep you debt-free!

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00:00 Finding FI After Med School
03:29 Dr. Frugal
04:24 Paying Off $270K in Student Debt
06:40 Financial Freedom NOT Just Early Retirement
10:40 What Dr. Dang Invests In
13:32 Why I Don't Have a "FI Number"
14:52 ake CONTROL of Your Finances
17:18 Connect with Thai!