Just curious but have you researched being a doctor? I mean truly asked multiple doctors in a meek fashion so they'll tell you the truth?
The USA changed physical therapist to requiring a Doctorate Degree now. So they can prescribe meds if needed. My son will have a degree in exercise science within a few weeks but still cannot decide
whether to go to med school. He is in with Apple, already has benefits and makes $14 per hr. I mean it's a shoe in. But a few doctors
warned him about how things are now with the affordable care act. His personality isn't to screw over patients, he seems to hold himself
and his decisions with high integrity. I am not sure if being a doctor is for him and he could live with some of those forced decisions.
Without knowing your age, and where you'd be a doctor AT...(the options) and the Finland healthcare system I won't pretend to have a clue
what to tell you. But just research it because you may find that you made the right decision. I work with someone whose hubby works for Apple.
Same path my son is on. Hes been with them 8 years and makes $22 per hr. With how tough the economy is, and the fact he
works less than 30 hrs a week with full benefits, stock options, 401k, it seems a good deal imho. Too good to risk attending Med School though we have family members who are physicians, hence part of the influence. He could still change his mind and go to med school but he'd be loosing his job in the process. My suspicion is you are very lucky (if you work from home). Being a landlord is conducive to that. Remember when you are at home, you save on gasoline and time driving to work. You can chop vegetables while on the phone making dinner (after you get good and go off of your brain and not the script). You could be making homemade laundry soap. Not alot of free time but some here and there. The cost to heat the house might be more but overall, its a pretty great lifestyle.
Have I researched being a doctor? Well enough regarding my country Finland and same goes for many westernized European countries though not sure how it works in all of Europe.
My father was a doctor and he has not been dead for many years. Another thing
Finland has public statistic what fields are most wanted and doctors belong to the most wanted ones and IT workers to very bottom!
I tell the trutha about Finland IT salaries. Finland IT salaries are between 1800 euro-4000 euro/month.
12 month* 1800 minimum= 21600 but since by law they pay so much for holiday money benefits it reallly should be multiplied 12,5 though we are entitled to 5 weeks paid holiday.
so 12,5*1800= 22500 euro/year very low for IT salary and not in the capitol area such salaries.
12,5*4000=50 000k euro/year. I know really many IT workers in my country and none of them earn more then that.
In Finland IT workers do not earn any freaking 100k-150k/year that I see people posting about this!
Doctor salaries? Honestly don't know normal maximum salaries for doctors in Finland but minimum should EASILY be 5000 euro/month. In that sum is included
extra payments for shiftwork and some normal overtime that doctors need to do in Finland. It is not like oh that patient came in from traffic accident sorry let the patient die since I can not do overtime.
Very rough estimate doctors in Finland earn between 5000-10 000 euro/month.
12,5*5000=62500 euro/year 12,5*10k=125 000 euro/year.
There are much more demand for IT in other countries in Europe in Finland and likely more demand for more IT in USA.
Homeworking? It is not that easy in Finland sounds like you suggest become entreprenur from home. Once you become entreprenur you loose many good social benefits in Finland and these are really good benefits. I am starting an entreprenur evening course that is held 2 evenings/week during next week. That does not mean I will ever become an entrepreneur since there are great risk etc. but I will keep it as one possible option.
I am not saying I am done with IT and I am busy with rental issue but when I get those fixed during next year spring 2016 then finally I am in a position that I could really move abroad and I did work 2 years in Sweden.
IT is going down in Finland. IT is not going down in whole Europe or USA. In fact I don't have any facts about USA so no I can't say how it works in USA.
The doctors studies in Finland? No study debt, but it is one of the hardest schools very hard to get in and if you don't do well they kick you out and no amount of study dollars or euros will save you from that:).
My age? None of your bussiness though 30+ and I am not freaking studying to doctor anymore perhaps if I would be 25. Honestly it is very hard to become doctor in Finland even if I try I am not sure I would succeed with that and only waste years of my time in that effort.
Doctors studies in Finland are not some IT engineer 4 year studies. Usually doctor studies in Finland can take 7 years.