By day, Alaina Trivax works as a middle school teacher at an independent school in southeast Michigan. She and her husband, a relatively new attending employed at a PM&R private practice, have a pair of young children. Alaina’s financial expertise came by necessity as she manages her family’s budget while they work to pay off more than $300,000 in student loans and to pursue financial independence. Though she does not wear a white coat herself, Alaina has a great deal of experience helping her family balance a number of financial priorities. At WCI, she often writes about her financial role as a non-physician spouse.
Latest Columns by Alaina Trivax
The Financial Lessons I Learned from My Grandparents
Financial Flexibility – Don’t Spend It All at Once
We Quit Paying Extra on Our Student Loans (and Why It Feels Dangerous)
Classic Columns by Alaina Trivax
How Creating a Budget Helped Us Decide If We Could Afford $1,000 Plane Tickets
How to Prepare for Maternity and How It Could Affect Your Family’s Finances
Preparing for Tragedy: Ensuring Your Partner Can Manage Without You
Maximizing the Benefits of the Lower-Paying Job
We’re (Finally) Broke! Why Being Worthless Feels Amazing
A Candid Conversation with My Physician Spouse About Burnout, Guilt, and Resentment
How to Handle Making More Money Than Your Friends
With Our Expanding Family, We’ve Had to Break Our Financial Plan – Twice
What Happens When You Actually Have to Use Your Emergency Fund?