Bucket One: Basic Needs
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Bucket One is the allocation of earnings to basic needs. The accumulation phase of a Doctors’ Economic Life begins at the point where the doctor has earnings in excess of lifestyle costs. A doctor in Bucket 1 of the Overflowing Buckets Model allocates his/her earnings to debt service, food, shelter clothing, utilities and basic expenses required for lifestyle.