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By: Luke

Thanks as always for the great article. The point about early contributions to retirement accounts is spot on: it’s very important. However, I don’t know this “Your Money or Your Life,” but the...

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By: Greg Friese

Start planning your next career move immediately and take small steps each week or month to get there.

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By: Brandon O

Sorry to hear about your partner, Steve.

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By: michael

Hello Steve! Great article. I just turned fifty last week. Wish I had read this thirty years ago! Probably wouldn’t have listened though. My back is shot, knees wobbly, trying to make some money by...

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By: bridget

Great article! Something I’ve learned over the years is that it is very easy to get disgruntled and feel like the job isn’t fun anymore. I’ve seen several amazing medics, people I look up to, start...

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By: Bill Wallace

Great article. I worked the streets for 30 years. I thought my life was good I always tried to protect my back. One day after I made it to supervision and was working as an EMS Director in N.C. I was...

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By: Jim

Great article! I spent almost 20 years as a volunteer before I took up EMS as a career. Now, I love what I do and I look forward to going to work each day (all 80+ hours a week) and even at 40, I still...

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By: John

Another tip about protecting your back… You should also protect your knees, neck, and shoulders. In my 20+ years in EMS, I always lifted with my legs and arms. Well after two right knee surgeries, a...

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By: Kevan

As John stated in addition to trying to balance your loads, if you take the cot/stretcher with you to at least the front door it is the perfect load bearing device until you get the patient onto it,...

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By: Paramedic Pete

I am surprised no one has mentioned letting your pharmacology to take the strain. When i started everyone got carried. I was knwon for doing it without exception. At the time our analgesia options went...

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By: Rosalyn

Thanks for the auspicious writeup. It actually was once a amusement account it. Look complicated to more delivered agreeable from you! By the way, how could we communicate?

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By: Luke

Thanks as always for the great article. The point about early contributions to retirement accounts is spot on: it’s very important. However, I don’t know this “Your Money or Your Life,” but the...

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By: Dawn

Protect all major joints, I have seen 2 in our agency in past 5 years that had career ending injuries to there shoulders. I myself and recovering from a hip replacement due to 25 years of service. This...

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