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2018
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 and lead to much discus...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Skipping Business School
Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus ...
The First Pancake Rule of Financial Independence
My daughter had a sleep over last night. We started the evening with pizza, and then rushed off to the movie theater to catch the early showing of Black Pan...
Damn You FIRE! The 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 pow...
Second Generation Side Hustle
My son’s head bobs up and down in the backseat. We’re weaving in and out of traffic on Lake Shore Drive on the way to one of our condos. The tenant is leav...
Gratitude Wednesday
There is only one downside to this great financial independence community. Everyone is just too damn accomplished! While safely setting aside my own insane ...
Sometimes to Lean In, You Have to 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 gen...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Writing a Blog
Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus ...
The Lows Don’t Mean You Are a Loser
The lows don’t mean you are loser. To the contrary, they mean something else that is completely antithetical. They mean you are pushing the envelope. You’...
Stealth, It’s Not Just For Wealth Anymore
For many of us, it feels downright uncomfortable to show our wealth to the general public. Yes, we certainly aren’t shy when blogging, but outside fo the di...
Origin Story
I have claimed before that I don’t have an adequate origin story. This is not exactly true. The winding path that lead me to the financial independence blo...
Money Is Power
At the risk of repeating this blog post, I believe money is power. Financial independence is the freedom to exercise this power that’s consistent with your ...
Gratitude Wednesday
There is only one downside to this great financial independence community. Everyone is just too damn accomplished! While safely setting aside my own insane ...
Magic-Thoughts On An Uncollected Life Insurance Policy
I have written in the past about my father dying and the gift of his life insurance. My parents $200,000 term policy grew too much greater sums in the stock...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Writing a Book
Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus ...
The Fire That Burns
The fire behind my career as an art mogul came from the pure and unadulterated joy brought from admiring and collecting individual pieces. The business spru...
Financial Independence + Retire Early=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:
Who Does That?
There was no denying the nature of our relationship. She saw me for exactly who I was.
Gratitude Wednesday
There is only one downside to this great financial independence community. Everyone is just too damn accomplished! While safely setting aside my own insane ...
Is Risk Management The Same As Timing The Market?
I spend a lot of time discussing risk management with my patients. There are those things we can’t control, mostly genetics and bad luck. For everything el...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Real Estate
Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus ...
Who Owns The Key To Your 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. ...
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 graciou...
Don’t Confuse Your Goal Post With Your Post Goal Plan
Goals are a beautiful thing. They are the peak of the mountaintop, the last luscious seconds of an unobtainable dream, and the vision that keeps us striving...