The Momentum Effect
The Momentum Effect We have all heard of the one more year phenomena. Financially independent people, such as myself, hit the wall of fear. Although we have enough, we persist in our W2 day job for...
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My Money, Our Money
Our Money My money, our money? The elderly women sits half propped upon the rickety bead frame as she looks uncomprehendingly at her daughter through dementia soaked eyes. The room is littered with medical...
The Quickest Path To Wealth
The Quickest Path Dear readers, I’ve been holding out on you. I have the secret. The secret to building wealth. Those of us with high net worth have been banking on it for years....
Net Worth Ain’t Nothin But A Number
Net Worth Ain’t Nothin But A Number Yesterday was a big day for me. I was featured on The ESI Money Blog as Millionaire 47 which drove lots of traffic to my little blog...
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...
Sometimes to Lean In, You Have to Back Out
Lean In, Back Out I made two momentous decisions yesterday. Momentous for me, at least. The reason was that I did something uncharacteristic, I pulled out of two revenue generating activities. I know, those...
Financial Independence + Retire Early=FIREpreneur
FIREpreneur Joe over at Retire by 40 wrote a wonderful post asking the question Do You Need to Be an Entrepreneur to Retire Early? He writes: Most early retirees probably aren’t entrepreneurial. They are...
Who Owns The Key To Your Golden Handcuffs?
Golden Handcuffs My boss mocks me. He dangles the golden handcuffs in front of my face before locking them securely in place. My arms pinned behind my back, I am impotent. I struggle despite...
High Income, Broke Anyway
High Income/Broke Anyway After being an employee for an academic medical center for the first several years of practice, I joined an established medical group. The owner was gracious enough to hire me in...
Now and Laters
Now and Laters It was the year that his learning disability grew legs. Outstretched in front of a coloring book, he watched as his friends learned to decipher the unfathomable scroll of glyphs on...
