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2018
The Financial Independence Wild Goose Chase
I was sitting across from a new acquaintance at the CampFI Midwest and he was telling me about his next budding venture. He had a brilliant business plan. ...
More Than This
His heart pumps at a fraction of the strength that it once had. His legs are chronically swollen and his breath often is lost with even the most minimal of ...
All or None
No, the world is not going to end. In this all or none era, we tend to forget that there are shades of gray. We no longer recognize that perfect can be the...
Longevity
Financial independence may or may not be your goal. It may be a lever or an escape hatch. Regardless of its place in your life plan, I have tried with this...
Why Not Real Estate?
In yesterday’s post I asked *why real estate?*. The answer seems like a no brainer. There are several benefits including diversification, market inefficie...
Why Real Estate?
I think there is a battle deeply ingrained in the financial independence community. The battle has been waged since the earliest beginnings, and has become ...
Finding My Voice
This is not just a blog. It’s a diary. A diary of transformation. As I pull away from clinical medicine and start to explore the purpose and identity that...
Financial Independence and Mental Health
I have talked in the past about the money mind meld. Basically, the realization that I was financially independent came to me suddenly, and hit me like a to...
Moving Towards Life Work Balance
I like work. I really do. Although I have been talking up my half retirement, there is a reason I am not going the full monty. I derive pleasure from bei...
No, You Are Not Going To Die
My ideas about risk mitigation and the Suze Orman appearance on the Afford Anything podcast produced some interesting responses. One, in particular, gave me...
Show Up and Be Authentic
The last few months have been a whirlwind. I had a bit of trepidation when scheduling all these FI related get togethers in such short a period of time. Wh...
Avoid The Power Drain
I believe we have power. That deep inside each of us resides a unique purpose and identity that are unstoppable. That embracing this power leads to life lo...
Catastrophe and Risk Mitigation
I’m sure many of you, like me, listened to Suze Ormon on the Afford Anything Podcast with a mix of nausea and anger. In one fell swoop she minimized the FIR...
The Financial independence Head Game
There really is a simple path to wealth. Financial independence may be hard, but it is certainly not complicated. Sure you can argue about definitions. Yo...
Accelerate
As readers of this blog know, I have spent the last few days at #FinCon18. I return home absolutely exhausted and in need of sleep, hydration, and time to d...
#FinCon18: The Story of Us
Defining ourselves is not easy. Especially in this community. Are we high income earners or are we frugal? Are we retire early or forever employed? Real ...
#FinCon18: The Right Thing at the Right Time
I was dying. I had been up late last night and woke in the morning slightly hung over, dehydrated, and exhausted. A quick look at my watch showed that I wo...
#Fincon18: Beginnings and Endings
I found myself choking slightly as I wiped the tears from my eyes. I have been crying a lot lately. Not the all out cry, but the blurring of vision and mis...
#FinCon18, Community, and Financial Peace
Sitting at the gate waiting for my flight to take off for Orlando, I have a moment to pause and think what it’s all about. This will be my first FinCon and ...
The Five Stages of Financial Independence
I have talked in the past about coping with financial freedom. Once we reach the mountain top, we undergo a number of emotional changes. It is, however, a ...
Falling Off The Blogging Treadmill
I love to talk about treadmills. You have heard me mention the hedonic, stoic, and achievement treadmills. Why are their so many? Because the financial in...
Building A Home Based Concierge Practice
The writing was on the wall. I was spending hours upon hours filling out paperwork. When you support 2500 patients, the faxes and check boxes seem endless....
The Complicity of Enough
We are complicit. All of us in the personal finance community. We talk about *enough* as if it is a static goalpost. A place we arrive at after years of s...
The Winds of Change
The winds of change are blowing. They are urging me forward and twisting me sideways. My life is pivoting. Not the great and sudden monumental shift, but a...