Home Is My Best Investment
Home Is My Best Investment Saturday mornings I slip silently out of bed in the early hours and creep through the hallway past the kid’s bedrooms, down the stairs. The house, much like it’s...
Category: Financial Independence
My First Financial Advisor
My First Financial Advisor I usually simplify things here on the blog. Sometimes it is easier to glaze over a part of the story instead of pulling out all the details. Others, the point...
The Value of Money
The Value of Money It is no surprise to the readers of this blog that I have enough. I have enough money to live life comfortably without worrying about the well drying up. And...
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...
The Best Financial Plans Have Four Legs
The Best Financial Plans Have Four Legs Although I talked about side hustles as a form of diversification in my last post, often when we use the D word, eyes glaze over. Although a...
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,...
Denial and Poor Financial Health
Denial and Poor Financial Health Denial is the bread and butter of American medicine. As a primary care physician, I see this phenomenon in all its stripes and colors. The typical story is the...
Reframing Sacrifice
Reframing Sacrifice At risk of beating a dead horse (terrible saying, isn’t it?), I would like to spend one more post discussing sacrifice. As you recall, I originally talked about front-loading the sacrifice in...
Financial Independence is a Side Effect
Financial Independence is a Side Effect Financial independence is a side effect of a life well lived. Or it should be. That’s not to say that I got it right, nor have I found...
Sacrifice is not a Four Letter Word?
Is Sacrifice a Four Letter Word? I am a big fan of sacrifice, The road to financial independence is long. The best way, in my estimation, to reach financial freedom is to front load...
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