What’s Up Next Podcast: Episode 56
What’s Up Next? Paul Thompson and I are proud to release episode 56 of The What’s Up Next Podcast. This podcast is an exploration of financial independence and taking the conversation to the next...
Category: Accumulation Phase
What’s Up Next Podcast: Episode 23
What’s Up Next? Paul Thompson and I are proud to release episode 23 of The What’s Up Next Podcast. This podcast is an exploration of financial independence and taking the conversation to the next...
The Accumulation Trickle
The Accumulation Trickle I have to admit that I was spoiled before. For most of my professional career, I earned multiples of what I spent. There was always excess. It was common to save...
The Maintenance Phase
The Maintenance Phase The financial independence community does not speak with a single voice. It is a varied population with many nuances involved when it comes to such concepts as enough and early retirement....
The Joy Quota
The Joy Quota I believe in asset allocation. There is a certain amount of funds available that can be dispersed in a diversified manner in such a way as to create the maximum safety...
Embrace The Fear
Embrace The Fear I recently posted about the medicine fear factor. Medicare, legal concerns, and worries about patients create a constant source of angst among doctors from the day they graduate medical school. Fear...
In Defense of Active Income
In Defense of Active Income We love to opine on passive income. Whether it be side hustles, investing in the market, or real estate, there is no bigger more audacious dream than reaping the...
Margin Without Mission
Margin Without Mission Those of us who are passionate about hospice work often shy away from discussing the economics of the business. Because it is such a mission based field, often it feels distasteful...
YOLO is a No No
YOLO is a No No I have written in the past about the opportunity cost fallacy. In brief, there is an argument that luxury spending saps wealth by obliterating the compounding effect of the...
The Early Retirement Fallacy
The Early Retirement Fallacy You are going to work. When you are young. When you are old. There is no doubt about it. You are going to create some service or product and exchange...
