Above Rubies
Above Rubies My panic started to rise as the night went on. First it was just non specific abdominal pain. Then my daughter started to spike fevers. The worst part about being a doctor...
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Trigger Events
Trigger Events I have thought a lot about retirement lately. As you can tell from my posts about downsizing and fading to early retirement, there are various ways to extricate oneself from W2 employment....
Money Can’t Buy Health
Money Can’t Buy Health She was prim and proper. The once baron room was filled with art work and photographs. Pictures and memories. You could barely tell that she was in essence living in...
Celebrating The Financial Independence Community
Celebrating The Financial Independence Community I know in the past I have mentioned how the financial independence community can be close minded at times. Needless to say, these occasions are actually few and far...
Gifts Given and Gifts Taken Away
Gifts Given and Gifts Taken Away There are gifts given and gifts taken away. And Jacob’s abilities could be described as nothing less than a gift. He was a violin virtuoso. Or at...
Don’t Confuse FIRE With Fire
Don’t Confuse FIRE With Fire I love the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) acronym. Not only does it capture everything in just four letters, the imagery is stunning. The passion and flames of financial independence...
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach?
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach? Discovering financial independence is magical. After tripping over a blog or listening to a podcast, change comes quickly. Most can plot major life reorganization in those first...
The Once I Have Syndrome
The Once I Have Syndrome There was once a little boy who looked longingly at the immense, vast world and wondered about all its uncertainty. Like most young children, he wanted nothing more than...
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...
How I Flaunt My Wealth
I Flaunt My Wealth I’m wealthy. Wealthy beyond my dreams. And I like to flaunt my wealth. Now wait, I know what you’re saying. Aren’t you a stealth wealth practitioner? Don’t you believe in...
