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...
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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...
Oh, The Money You’ll Save!
Oh, The Money You’ll Save! Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re money is invested in Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You...
Financially Independent or Addicted to Money?
Addicted to Money? I have searched far and wide. Read countless blogs and had many, many conversations. I’ve chatted with individuals who have a net worth of six figures, seven figures, and even eight....
Our Non Budget
Non Budget Almost every where you look, there are budgeting tips and hacks in the financial independence community. Most of us our limited in how much we can make in our W2 incomes per...
