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A Conversation to Answer the Money Questions Every New Vet Is Asking

A live conversation on money, debt, and a sponsored mentorship seat

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM (EDT)

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Event Details

Veterinary school taught you medicine, not what to do with a real paycheck. Join Mike Sabatino, CFP®, for a straight conversation about debt, investing, budgeting, and the SAVE plan mess.

About this session

For years, the only financial skill that mattered was stretching a loan check. Then, almost overnight, there's a real paycheck and a stack of decisions nobody prepared you for. This is a live, straight conversation, not a lecture, walking through the landscape of choices for your first year out: pay down debt or invest, how to budget, where to start saving, and what the SAVE plan's collapse actually means for you right now.

Who you'll hear from

Speaker

Mike Sabatino, CFP®, CSLP®
Financial Planner, Sabadoodle 90-Day Money Mentorship

Moderator

Tim Atkinson
Executive Director, New York State Veterinary Medical Society

What you'll take away

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

1Pay off debt fast or invest first
2Building a budget and figuring out what you can actually afford
3Where to start with saving
4What's changing with the SAVE plan and what to do about it

At a glance

Format
Panel Discussion
CE Credits
1 NYSED CE credit for NYSVMS members and their LVTs

Contact

NYSVMS  ·  staff@nysvms.org  ·  (518) 869-7867

Speaker biographies

Mike Sabatino, CFP®, CSLP®

Mike Sabatino is a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Student Loan Professional who has worked with NYSVMS members for five years, helping new veterinarians navigate the jump from student loans to a first real paycheck. He runs the Sabadoodle 90-Day Money Mentorship, a program built specifically for early-career vets.

Tim Atkinson

Tim Atkinson is Executive Director of the New York State Veterinary Medical Society, moderating this conversation.

With support from

Instinct