It’s a common misconception that a higher paycheck means greater financial security. As countless professional athletes, high-paid actors and lottery winners have taught us, it’s possible to earn a huge income—in the tens of millions of dollars, even—and still end up broke or in debt.

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Angela Pratt, M.D., Department Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kapi‘olani Medical Center