
Dev Raga Personal Finance
Money concepts made simple for busy professionals, hosted by Melbourne-based doctor Dev Raga. New episodes every Wednesday.Formerly named my millennial money professional Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Apr 12, 2022 • 37min
218 budgeting strategies
The best budgeting strategy is the one that works for you. In this episode Dev shares a few, including: 👉🏻 4 budgeting strategies to manage your personal finances (50/30/20, zero-based, values-based and the Dev Raga budget)👉 4 types of corporate budgets that can be used by businesses (incremental, activity-based, value proposition and zero-based)👉🏾 3 ways that managers can create a budget for their staff👉🏿 and a positive review - wow! Thanks🛑 Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episodeAltus Financial is for medical professionals who want to feel good about their finances. Visit https://bit.ly/altusm3m📝 Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🏡 Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals💸 Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 5, 2022 • 42min
217 macro-economic vs micro-economic factors
Dev breaks down some examples of macro-economic and micro-economic factors and ultimately how they affect us and the economy. He also explains how businesses can maximise their profits by focusing on 6 micro-economic factors and answers a listener question about burnout in the medical profession.Altus Financial is for medical professionals who want to feel good about their finances. Visit https://bit.ly/altusm3m🛑 Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode📝 Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🏡 Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals💸 Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2022 • 37min
216 active vs passive income
Using active income to invest in assets which generate a passive income is a common strategy when working towards becoming financially independent. In this episode Dev unpacks:👉🏾 what is income👉🏿 assessable income vs taxable income (Check out episodes 094 to 099 on tax deductions)👉🏻active income and the pros and cons of it👉 types of passive income and the pros and cons👉🏼 maximising your income per unit time👉🏽 and a listener question: tips for reviewing and negotiating insurance policiesNote: The stock portfolio expense deduction used in the example was incorrect. It should be $1,250 not $12,500. You can check out the correct breakdown here.Altus Financial is for medical professionals who want to feel good about their finances. Visit https://bit.ly/altusm3m🛑 Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode📝 Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🏡 Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals💸 Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2022 • 53min
215 Q&A: investment property costs, burnout, ethics + more
Some great questions and topics from the my millennial money medical community. Today Dev discusses:👉🏾 deductible vs non-deductible debt👉🏿 offset vs redraw facility👉🏼 a breakdown of investment property costs👉🏽 burnout in health care👉🏻 the ethics of private billing in health care👉 salary packaging - listen to episode 204👉🏼 saving on an allied health salary (or any salary!)👉🏿 the stigma around profiting from health care🛑 Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode📝 Download a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🏡 Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals💸 Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2022 • 23min
214 what is the bid-ask spread?
In this episode Dev chats about:👉🏾 Thopian's question: How long can I rent out a property without paying capital gains tax on its sale👉🏿 what is the bid ask price👉 what is liquidity? For an in-depth explanation on liquidity listen to episode 084👉🏼 the bid ask spread👉🏽 what are market makersEpisode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2022 • 31min
213 debt repayment strategies
The best method to pay down debt is the one that works for you! In this episode Dev shares:👉🏾 what is consumer debt👉🏿 revolving vs non-revolving debt👉🏻 the pros and cons👉 the debt avalanche method👉🏼 the debt snowball method👉🏽 the debt consolidation method👉🏾 balance transfer method👉🏻 checking your recurring paymentsYou might also enjoy 030 what is debt consolidationEpisode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 2022 • 50min
212 investing truths
In this episode Dev covers these 13 investing truths:👉🏾 asset allocation👉🏿 diversification👉🏻 the market is uncertain👉 understanding and managing risk👉🏼 time in the market, not timing the market👉🏽 no perfect investment strategy👉🏾 money doesn't have emotions👉🏿 market crashes can be good👉🏻 investing is not a get rich quick scheme👉 buy the haystack, be boring👉🏼 fees matter👉🏽 investing is behavioural👉🏾 start early, do it forever👉🏿 and answers a question from Lee who asks how to wind down an SMSF. We discuss the 6 steps involvedBelow are the episodes that were mentioned in the chat.051 what is an SMSF? Worth it?075 what is financial risk?043 40 year mortgages!! What is loss aversion?067 what is behavioural finance?Episode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2022 • 34min
211 property covenants, zonings, overlays
This episode covers some of the restrictions you might encounter when buying property or considering a knock down rebuild. Dev shares:👉🏾 a listener's experience - K has a bad surprise at the time of building their home👉🏻 what are covenants, zones and overlays👉 the process of removing a covenant👉🏿 burdened land vs benefited landCheck with your local state and council regulations before buying any property. In large parts of Melbourne, there are significant landscape overlays - beware!If you're in Victoria you can head to https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/ to check the zonings on a property.Episode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2022 • 28min
210 what is a margin of safety?
Today's episode is all about what a margin of safety is in accounting, business, investing and personal finance. Plus Dev speaks a little on deep value investing vs growth at a reasonable rate. We go full on geek mode!Listen to ep 75 for more on financial risk here.Episode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2022 • 38min
209 what is a financial bubble?
In this episode, Dev unpacks:👉🏾a question from anon who has sold their investment property and has 500K in proceeds, what should they do?👉🏻what is a financial bubble?👉the stages of a bubble👉🏿examples of bubbles in history👉🏾Poseidon NL - does anyone remember the name?Episode transcripts: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts🛑 Please read the disclaimer at mymillennial.money before listening to this episode.Need help with budgeting? Check out The Glen James Spending Plan and use coupon code "m3m" to save $20.Are you a healthcare professional? Join our Facebook community!Click here for podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimer & warnings about this episode + more.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.