Real Estate is an Add On
Real Estate is an Add On I own four properties. I have built up this portfolio over years. My goal was never to be a real estate mogul. In fact, I think that lifestyle...
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I Choose Work
I Choose Work For most our lives, work is not a choice but rather a necessity. Even when financial independence is reached, the early retirement fallacy rears its ugly head. Whether employed or not,...
How This Physician Escaped Medicare
How Does a Physician Escape Medicare? I have a confession to make. I have been planning my escape since the first day I set foot in the office as an attending physician. The writing...
Cheap, Simple, and Easy
Cheap, Simple, and Easy I think it is easy to confuse the trees from the financial forest. In my opinion, financial plans should have roughly four legs. The table should be propped up with...
Market Apathy and the Magic of Uncorrelated Returns
Market Apathy I have a confession to make. I suffer from market apathy. My days of checking the stock ticker have slipped to the wayside. I used to care. I used to wait...
The Case Against Side Hustles
As many of you know, I am a big fan of side hustles. I see them as a financial independence superpower that not only leads to increased revenue and diversification, but also joy and passion....
The Overmonetized Life
The Overmonetized Life The best financial plans have at least four legs. Four revenue streams that help prop up the table of your personal finances. We all know that I believe that side hustles...
Are Side Hustles a Form of Diversification?
A commenter recently mentioned that she thought that side hustles are a waste of time. And it is true, my ridiculous love affair with side hustles seems, at times, a little self-indulgent. After all,...
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach?
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach? Discovering financial independence is magical. After tripping over a blog or listening to a podcast, change comes quickly. Most can plot major life reorganization in those first...
My First Lesson in Business
My First Lesson in Business The trap had been set. I arranged my baseball cards in the three boxes that I had arranged in a circle around my bedroom floor. I checked again to...
