Not Missing It
Not Missing It It took years to decide that I was going to opt for a half retirement. While my current role is fulfilling, it is completely free of direct patient care. I don’t...
Category: fear
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...
The Many Benefits of A Crisis
The Many Benefits of A Crisis I have neck pain. It’s been going on for years. Usually I get sore stiff muscles once a week and a headache. This is the consequence of having...
Loss Aversion and the Fallacy of Enough
The Fallacy of Enough I have previously written about why I think we are kidding ourselves with the concept of the safe withdrawal rate. In review, the SWR is the percentage of your portfolio you...
How Do I Protect My Income?
How Do I Protect My Income? Today’s guest post is brought to you by Chris Wimberly, a paid sponsor of DiverseFi.com. Chris is a longtime physician advocate and brings years of experience working with...
Dying Poor In America
Dying Poor In America Signing the divorce papers was probably Charlie’s lowest point. His wife sitting by his side, occasionally she would swat at the air at some invisible fly buzzing around the room....
Damn You FIRE! The Downsides to Financial Independence
Downsides To Financial Independence While I have spent much time on this blog describing my path to financial freedom, I have generally concentrated on the positives. Money is power. And power gives you options...
The Lows Don’t Mean You Are a Loser
The Lows The lows don’t mean you are loser. To the contrary, they mean something else that is completely antithetical. They mean you are pushing the envelope. You’re learning from past mistakes. The lows...
Magic-Thoughts On An Uncollected Life Insurance Policy
When Life Insurance Goes Uncollected I have written in the past about my father dying and the gift of his life insurance. My parents $200,000 term policy grew too much greater sums in the...
The Fire That Burns
Art The fire behind my career as an art mogul came from the pure and unadulterated joy brought from admiring and collecting individual pieces. The business sprung from my attempts to dress the walls...
