Dental school debt is frequently $200,000 to over $600,000. Even more for specialties like orthodontics, OMFS, endodontics, etc. How do you do everything you want to do like buy a practice, save for retirement, have a family, etc.? Samantha from https://thedebtist.com/ explains her thoughts on taking out tons of loans, how she made a $10,000 a year mistake with her repayment plan selection, her unconventional approach to debt, and more.   In this episode, you’ll learn: Where you’ll need great Yelp reviews to succeed and where your patients have yet to hear about “The Yelp” How Samantha is paying back loans in a way that I wouldn’t recommend, which is ok. However, she could be repaying her debt in a much smarter way. How your loan repayment can go together with travel, mission trips, and other non-financial goals. When you should refinance your student loans with a referral bonus: http://studentloanplanner.com/refinance-student-loans/ How family expectations can influence your career choices. Samantha also shares what she’d do differently with her career if she could do it all over again.   For more information, visit the show notes at https://studentloanplanner.com/003