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...
Category: Career
Trigger Events
Trigger Events I have thought a lot about retirement lately. As you can tell from my posts about downsizing and fading to early retirement, there are various ways to extricate oneself from W2 employment....
The Achievement Treadmill
The Achievement Treadmill We have all heard of the hedonic treadmill. Basically lifestyle inflation, instead of sating our appetite, leads to more aggressive consumerism. We have more stuff but we are no more happy. I...
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...
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...
Side Hustle Exhibition
Side Hustle Exhibition I am a big fan of proof of concept. We bloggers are great at talking about financial independence, investing, and side hustles. Our advice holds hollow, however, if we can’t metaphorically...
Money Insecurity
Money Insecurity It is easy to paint financial independence as a nirvana. Easy to say that it is a goal that once attained will allay all worries and anxieties. But I think this viewpoint...
Should Financial Independence Be a Target?
Should Financial Independence Be a Target? I have mentioned several times on this blog that for me financial independence was quite accidental. Although I had financially responsible parents who were great fiscal models, none...
Financial Independence Losses
Financial Independence Losses We love to talk about what we have gained with financial independence. The list is oft recounted on blog after blog. Some have suggested that we even have gained time, though...
