Category: Bittersweet
Reframing Struggle
Reframing Struggle I have done quite a bit of thinking about reframing in my life. I touched on this briefly in my post about reframing sacrifice as hustle. Reading over Dr. Linus’ blog post...
Success Is not the Best End Game
Success is not the Best End Game I wasn’t going to write this post. Waking up this morning, my list of possible blog topics was taking me in a completely different direction. But then...
The Five Stages of Coping With Financial Independence
The Five Stages of Coping With Financial Independence I stumbled and I bumbled. I staggered and I sputtered. And then I fell down a hole. A dark chasm. With neither sight nor sound, debased...
The Money Mind Meld
The Money Mind Meld Financial independence didn’t come easy to me. Although the actual fiscal transition was quite by accident, the emotional awakening was anything but smooth. Upon making the earth shattering discovery that...
Financial Independence is a Mirror
Financial Independence is a Mirror Financial independence is a mirror, it’s not a door. You may deny the voracity of this statement. You may try to convince yourself otherwise. But bursting through the threshold...
The Dark Side of Stealth is Silence
The Dark Side of Stealth is Silence I have a little world that exists inside my head. It’s full of numbers and figures. Projections and estimations. I plot these thoughts on spreadsheets, in my...
The Solitary Path of Financial Independence
The Solitary Path of Financial Independence It’s almost easy to forget. All I have to do is jump on twitter, cruise over to Facebook, or peruse Pinterest, and I come away thinking that the...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Financial Independence and Narcissism
Good Decision/Bad Decision Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus on my past decisions to shed...
A Hundred and Homeless
A Hundred and Homeless I am not a doctor of finance. I’m a medical doctor. So when I enter an elderly patient’s home, I’m not expecting to do a wallet biopsy. Whether they can...
