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File Your Free Federal & State Taxes!
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Ok, I know its last minute, but for you out there who haven’t yet filed, here’s a tip for all college students.
TurboTax offers a free filing service to anyone who makes less than $31,000 a year. This includes both state and federal, normally Turbotax would charge you $40 for the state return. Oh, and its really really REALLY easy to use. So get it done already!
Tips for Getting Hired
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Get the job you want.
As December looms the largest graduating class of the year is getting ready to do just that… graduate. Unfortunately, many of us are facing the reality that getting job post school was a little more difficult than thought. This short article covers a view tips and advice that I have acquired either from others, or via my own experiences. Continue reading “Tips for Getting Hired” »
Student Loan Repayment Bill
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In a my previous article, “Understanding Loan Repayment Options”, I mentioned that the NHS loan repayment is currently not offered to chiropractors even though the Public health service loan indicated that the program was for all primary care providers (chiropractors, and some other providers such as physical therapists were denied because we were not specifically mentioned).
Today I became aware of a bill currently in committee, the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009. This bill strives to amend the current bill from “eligible physicians” to “frontline providers”, as well as specifically designating chiropractors as a frontline provider. As a provider, chiropractors would receive a $50000 loan payment for serving 2 years in an under served area.
I urge all students and doctors alike to sign the chirovoice petition. Or better yet, write your own and send it to your senator!
Ross Amendment
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Ross amendment, protect our state provided rights! Begin listening at 3:55 until about 6:15.
Professional Unification
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Better together?
The 2000′s has been a time of significant change for the chiropractic community. One of the more interesting to me is the increasing occurance of state chiropractic associations unifying. Just last month Virginia’s Virginia Chiropractic Association and the Virginia Chiropractic Society (which had a great Acronym, VSC!), unified, and more states are considering similiar moves.
My question to you. Do you feel that unification of straight and mixer chiropractic associations is a good idea, for either the state or national level? Please comment.
In my personal opinion, I think this is a great idea. I believe that our professions biggest enemy is ourselves, not MDs, the government, or insurance… gasp! I know our profession has its significant differences, but really we should provide a unified front for the community. Look at the AMA, they are an increadibly diverse group or individuals and opinions, and believe me they argue in house, but they speak to the population as a unified force. If as a profession we were to band together, I feel we would finally be able to exercise some power in government and insurance… one group of 70,000 is far more powerful than 4 groups of 18,ooo people.
What are your thoughts? or thots…
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Understanding loan repayment options
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Student Loans Tie Us Down
As many of us near graduation, repaying those loans become an unpleasant reality. Hopefully you didn’t take out extra loan money to party, but even if you didn’t most of us are looking at about $130,000 in loans… and that’s before the interest really starts to kick in.
The other day we had a presentation where loan repayments were explained. Any many people left as confused as they were when they came in. This article strives to help clarify your options. $130,000 at 6.8% will be used as the loan value for all calculations. All calculations also assume that you don’t make additional payments, that will be covered at a later time.
If you don’t really care of explanations, at the bottom of this article is a summary for quick reference.