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2019
Monetary Return On Investment
I had a lovely conversation with a friend today. We were discussing our online and social ventures. He was describing how he was outsourcing the parts of his...
Becoming, Doing, Being
There was a study many years ago that compared long term happiness among two distinct populations. One was recent winners of the lottery. And the other was a...
What I Learned In College
I’m feeling purple today. It happens once a year. I walk out to take my daughter to school or jump in the car to run some errands, and I am accosted by a sea...
Can’t Buy Me Love
This is a blog about financial independence. So I talk often about all the things that money can buy. Freedom. Control over time. The ability to move through...
Falling On Our Faces
We recorded a show today about educating kids on finance. The three guests were all super instructive. But what was really great, was actually talking about ...
FatFIRE is a State of Mind
On Monday we will be airing an episode on The What’s Up Next Podcast about one of this communities favorite topics: fatFIRE. We love this topic because it sm...
Work Post Half Retirement
In the last post I talked about what my Monday schedule looks like over the last year as I have pulled away from work. Monday, however, is a non work day. So...
The Reality Of Half Retirement
I’m a big fan of proof of concept. It is easy for content producers to spout off all sorts of numbers and advice, but they have to back it up with some data....
Banishing Negative Thoughts
I have written in the past about the effect of negative people. They can definitely cause problems in our personal trajectory towards financial independence ...
Time Abundance
We hear the mantra repeatedly in the financial independence community. It is not about money, it is about time. All that hard work and financial savviness ha...
Fads, Finance, and Medicine
If my medical training taught me one thing, it was how to recognize the destructive nature of fads. They pervade our healthcare system. Most center around me...
The Best Partner
There is great pride in the financial independence community over starting businesses. Not only as a main hustle, but also as a side gig. Many of us believe ...
Leap Of Faith
There has always be a yearning for absolutism. In almost everything we get involved in. It started with medicine. There was a craving for the ultimate answer...
I Hate Shopping
You know one of the reasons I was able to reach financial independence? I hate shopping. No, I really do. I was reminded of this today as my wife and I picke...
Sacred
My son is wispy. Or at least, that’s the best way I can think to describe him. It’s as if some one had grabbed a hold of his pudgy infancy cheeks and never l...
Head In The Sand
I have been accused of sticking my head in the sand, I have been called unsophisticated, and unwordly, and even uneducated. How can I try to deny it? I have ...
The Cost of Negative People
Before pursuing half retirement, I had a nursing home which I loved working at. They sent me lots of great patients, the staff was kind and caring, it was an...
Physical Health and Financial Independence
This morning I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts (ChooseFI) featuring a doctor talking about wellness and our modern medical system. He delved dee...
Happiness Evolves
We like to talk about financial independence, but it really isn’t a goal, it is more like a tool or a mirage. Maybe it is a false goal. In reality, we are al...
Part Time Blues
The solution to most of my work related problems was half retirement. By leaving clinical practice and taking a less arduous administrative role, I was able ...
Beyond The Curtain
My first CampFI was unbelievable. I remember looking around upon arrival and seeing all these internet famous faces and being paralyzed. So many impressive p...
Redefining My Financial Goals
I used to think that financial independence was my goal. At least, my long term financial one. I have talked about purpose, identity, and connection in previ...
Identity Eclipse
Something funny has happened over the last year. I used to self identify as a physician. It was a large part of who I supposed myself to be. Of course, I was...
Feeling Fear
I have an advantage. Although I have never considered myself an influencer in personal finance nor medicine, I have had the privilege of rubbing elbows with ...