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Bitcoin, locum tenens, and financial sovereignty for physicians who aren't done yet.
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md-unchained.beehiiv.comWhat You Get
Locum Intel
Real market rates, agency tactics, and negotiation strategies — from someone actively recruiting pediatricians and pediatric hospitalists.
Tax Strategy
The deductions, retirement accounts, and filing strategies that can save physician 1099 earners $15K–$40K per year.
Bitcoin Education
Not speculative crypto noise. First-principles thinking on hard money and why it matters for physician wealth.
Contract Literacy
What to look for in locum and employment contracts before you sign — including the clauses that hurt you years later.
Lifestyle Design
Physicians who work 6 months and live fully the other 6. Geographic arbitrage. Income diversification. It's real.
Recruiter's Perspective
Inside knowledge from 4 years placing pediatric physicians — agency economics, facility pressures, what drives rates up.
Issues
"You became a doctor. You didn't sign up for this."
First-principles argument for physician financial sovereignty. Bitcoin, locum tenens, and why the system isn't built for you.
"Locum Pay Negotiation — The Exact Scripts We Use"
Real negotiation scripts from real placements. The 3 questions you must ask every recruiter before accepting an assignment.
"The Solo 401(k) Blueprint for Locum Physicians"
How to set up a Solo 401(k), contribute up to $69,000/year, and dramatically reduce your 1099 tax burden — this year.
"The 1099 Deductions Your CPA Doesn't Know About"
11 deductions most CPAs miss · Solo 401(k) vs SEP-IRA · Why your CPA selection matters more than your CPA
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