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The Solo 401(k): The $72,000 Retirement Account CRNAs Aren't Maxing Out
Your employer says the 401(k) limit is $24,500. For self-employed CRNAs, the real ceiling is $72,000. That's nearly triple.
In this episode, Leland Murren, CRNA, breaks down the Solo 401(k), which may be the strongest wealth-building tool in the tax code for 1099 CRNAs, locums providers, and anyone with self-employment income. If you pick up even a few 1099 shifts on the side of a W-2 job, this one's for you.
Your First CRNA Paycheck: The 10-Step Order of Operations
Your first CRNA paycheck hits your account, and for about 30 seconds you feel like the richest person you know. Then the student loans, rent, and car payment come calling. Nobody teaches you what to do next. Until now.
In this episode, Leland Murren, CRNA, lays out the First Paycheck Protocol: a 10-step order of operations that tells you where each dollar goes, and in what order, before you spend it. It's built for the CRNA pay landscape, not generic money advice. The sequence works whether you're a new grad, an SRNA close to graduation, or years into practice and ready to reset.
Why I Started a Podcast — And Why You Can’t Afford to Miss It
You earned the hardest credential in nursing, but statistically there's a 70% chance you don't have a real financial plan. In this first episode of The Financial Cocktail, Leland, a self-made millionaire and locum CRNA, explains why high earners still struggle with money and why most financial advice was never built for CRNAs.