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10 Tips for Negotiating a Job Offer Confidently

So…where do we start? Let me ask you a question…what exactly is it about negotiation that makes us sweat? Maybe it’s the fact that as a society, talking about money makes us feel uncomfortable. So asking for more money can be straight up paralyzing. Especially in a field like healthcare where we aren’t supposed to think about money because we “just want to help people” even though we paid a boatload of money to get to this point. Well, there is no shaming in saying I have a nurturing heart, I have the gift of compassion, I want to help people…and I want to be paid well to do it .If that’s you, keep reading because today I’m sharing my top TEN tips for negotiating a job offer:

5 Ways to Save Money While in Graduate School

Graduate school is an exciting time. I vividly remember June 2016 - I was living in a brand new city and was just a few days away from starting my dream graduate program. I made sure I checked all the boxes and I really thought I was doing it all right - so how in the world did I end up still graduating with a mountain of student loan debt? Well, I simply didn’t focus on saving money in the right areas. Now, I’m on a mission to help as many healthcare professionals avoid the mistakes I made and that’s why I’m sharing FIVE ways you can save big while in graduate school - beyond just cutting out Starbucks.

Amirra JohnsonAugust 19, 2021finance, personal finance, student loan debt, student loanComment

5 Tips for Paying Off Your Student Loans...while still having fun

I do not believe in total deprivation. I do not believe in living off rice and beans. I do not believe in not treating myself to a facial. I do not believe in total deprivation and 100% sacrificing things that bring me joy while I’m paying off my student loan debt. In fact, I strongly believe that when you try to deprive yourself of the small joys in life, it ends up making this journey significantly harder and you may end up going in circles, never actually crawling out from under the debt.