Weekend Reflections: 7/29/2018 Sunday 7/22 It was a good day at work today. What? Working on a Sunday? Yeah. I've been picking up a few extra weekend shifts this summer to make a little bit more money. Since my wife is on a 14 month long maternity leave, we are essentially a single income family for the rest of the year (she was only paid for the first three months of leave). … [Read more...] about Weekend Reflections: 7/29/2018
Archives for July 2018
How Having Side Hustles Can Increase Your Fluid Intelligence
Side Hustles There has been a lot of talk lately in the physician blogging community about side hustles. Millionaire Doc featured a guest post by Side Hustle Scrubs listing 10 reasons every physician should side hustle. Meanwhile, Doc G of DiverseFI recently discussed three different types of side hustles and the case against them. The Physician Philosopher entered the mix … [Read more...] about How Having Side Hustles Can Increase Your Fluid Intelligence
Weekend Reflections: 7/22/2018
Weekend Reflections Starting now, I intend to write a weekly post on this blog about my daily reflections throughout the week. I'm going to call it my Weekend Reflections series and I'll try to put it out every Sunday. Lily at The Frugal Gene inspired me with her daily gratitude journal for all 22,000 days until she's dead. While my humor isn't as morbidly dark as hers, she … [Read more...] about Weekend Reflections: 7/22/2018
Chase 5/24 And How to Check Your Status
You've probably heard people say ridiculous things like: "Travel hacking is easy, everybody should do it!" Or "Travel is free, just use points and miles!" I hate to break it to you, but these are all myths. Travel hacking is not easy. Points and miles do not make travel free. And while anybody can travel hack, not everybody should do it. The harsh reality is that nothing … [Read more...] about Chase 5/24 And How to Check Your Status
The Art of Minimalism
The Art of Minimalism Minimalism is an art. It is abstract. And it comes in all different colors, shapes, and sizes with no "one size fits all" definition. What exactly is minimalism? Thoughts of minimalism often conjure up images of someone who sells their possessions, quits their full-time job, and lives in a downsized trailer. Wait a minute. That sort of sounds … [Read more...] about The Art of Minimalism
Buy Nothing Challenge June Update: Summer Sunshine Savings and Frugal Wins
Buy Nothing Challenge At the beginning of the year, I enlisted my wife and I to join other personal finance bloggers in a buy nothing challenge. Fast forward to now and it's already July. I can't believe the year is half way over! Time sure seems to fly when you're either busy or having fun. Luckily, most of the time we're busy having fun :). So how are we doing on … [Read more...] about Buy Nothing Challenge June Update: Summer Sunshine Savings and Frugal Wins