Category: Finance Tips Page 2

Since you’re reading this, you’ve likely made the decisions to take on the debt. The lenders assured you, you’d have the resources to pay it back. If you were lucky, and smart, you kept your debt to a minimum. You had scholarships, roommates, or parents that were able to help […]

Locums Can Help You Pay off Student Loans It’s no secret that student loans have blown up over the past decade or so. Many borrowers are waiting for possible loan forgiveness. Fortunately, working locum tenens assignments can provide a different way to help pay off student loans quickly. Don’t just […]

What Physician Specialties Pay the Best? As a physician, deciding which specialty you want to choose can be a big decision. While it’s important to consider what interests you—for example, do you like working with children, or are you fascinated by the human brain and how it works—it’s also important […]

What Are The Tax Benefits of Being a Locum Tenens Provider? If you’re thinking about becoming a locum tenens provider, you may have a lot of questions about how to get started and how to handle finances. Specifically, you might be wondering if there are any tax benefits to being […]

It’s that dreaded time of the year again when we must start thinking about taxes and as an independent contractor, you must also consider your allowable business expenses. According to the IRS, a business expense must be both ordinary and necessary. An ordinary expense is one that is common and […]

For most people, successful budgeting depends on steady, regular income and careful planning. Managing finances as a locum tenens provider, however, is more of a challenge. Since locum tenens providers are considered independent contractors that work temporary positions, your income can sometimes be uncertain. But there’s plenty of room for […]

For nurse practitioners, psychiatry has long been known for its higher-than-average salaries. While psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) salary ranges by geographic location and years of experience, psychiatry remains one of the top-paying specialities across the nurse practitioner profession. As I mentioned in my Clinician1 article, negotiating your salary is […]

Both new and seasoned healthcare professionals feel some level of uneasiness dealing with the business aspects of a job offer. We’re giving individuals by nature, which means we do a great job of taking care of other people. When it comes to advocating for ourselves, however, most of us could […]

It’s National NP Week! Thank you to nurse practitioners across the profession for your hard work and dedication to healthcare. We here at Barton Associates are celebrating with you by publishing NP-focused content all week long! Sometimes hard work doesn’t equate to a big reward. You will likely reach a […]