The Two Paths After Financial Independence
Two Paths The road to financial independence, although long and winding, generally leads in one direction. At the beginning there is a goal, a dream. The way forward is obvious. Earn as much as...
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Is Perfect The Enemy of Good? Are We Shooting Too High?
Are We Shooting Too High? When counseling my patients on health, I like to say that perfect is the enemy of good. Often shooting too high with our goals can have disastrous consequences. I...
Me Before Money
Me Before Money The pulsing soreness shot through my legs as I gently ambled across the field to suddenly plop on an open grassy oasis underneath a gigantic brimming tree. Bubbles of sweat bounced...
Adventures In Moonlighting
Adventures In Moonlighting Physicians-in-training make a pittance when one looks at the hourly rate, Especially when I was residency, in the early 2000’s. I often worked upwards of 100 hrs/week and made $30,000 per...
Mind The Gap (Ratio)
Mind The Gap The phrase was first coined in 1968 as an automated auditory warning to train passengers on the London Underground making them aware of the horizontal and sometimes vertical space between the train door...
Post FI Anxiety
Post Financial Independence Anxiety Many of us feel anxiety on the path to financial independence. These worries mostly stem from the fidelity of our quest. Will we truly make it? How long will it...
The Lazy Side Hustle
How Do I Start a Side Hustle? I have heard this plea so often, It is no wonder there are many how to blog posts trying to answer this exact question. As helpful as...
Milestones: Money is Not a Goal, Financial Independence Not a Destination
Milestones I sign a lot of death certificates. Working in nursing homes and hospice, it is not uncommon to fill out one or two a day. Every day. While this practice has become so...
Afraid to be the Boss? Enrich Others Faster Than Yourself
Be The Boss After finishing my residency in internal medicine, I took a job as a hospitalist at a local hospital. Not more than a month into my new practice, I knew that this...
Three Roads for Three Brothers
Three Brothers There was once three brothers who set off on the journey of a lifetime by embarking on three separate roads. Each brother was uniquely different, and quickly these roads diverged. It was...
