Weekend Reflections and Happy New Year! The holidays have come and gone and now it's a new year (and a new decade!). This time of year is a great time to enjoy quality time with family, catch up with friends, reflect on the highlights from the last year, and set some ambitious goals for the next 365 days. Catching up with old friends Nowadays, real life is about … [Read more...] about Weekend Reflections and Happy New Year!
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Highlights From 2019: Finance, Family, Travel, and More
Highlights From 2019: Finance, Family, Travel, and More Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Another year has gone and passed. I can't believe tomorrow will be 2020 and the start of a new decade! As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a brief moment to reflect on some of my highlights from 2019. Finance Highlights I didn't announce any financial goals at the … [Read more...] about Highlights From 2019: Finance, Family, Travel, and More
Five Personal Takeaways From FinCon19
Five Personal Takeaways From FinCon19 FinCon19 is officially in the books! To be honest, I didn't even think it would top my fantastic experience at FinCon18 in Orlando. But guess what. FinCon19 was even better. It was such an amazing experience! Below are five personal takeaways that contributed to FinCon19's awesomeness. 1) FinCon19 Was So Much Fun I had … [Read more...] about Five Personal Takeaways From FinCon19
Rebranding FIRE: Financial Independence, Recreational Employment
Rebranding FIRE We should consider rebranding FIRE. For those not in the know, FIRE is an acronym that stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. The FIRE movement is so popular these days, it has its own Wikipedia page. Sure, FIRE is a popular buzzword. But it can also be a divisive too. It's not the first part of the acronym that's the issue. The … [Read more...] about Rebranding FIRE: Financial Independence, Recreational Employment
Walmart Money Orders: Adventures in Manufactured Spending
Walmart Money Orders: Adventures in Manufactured Spending In general, I don't shop at Walmart. Sure, the prices are cheap, but so is the quality of most of the goods. Plus we don't buy much stuff anyway given our relatively minimalist lifestyle. So why did I go to Walmart earlier this week? Well, I went to Walmart for one specific reason: manufactured … [Read more...] about Walmart Money Orders: Adventures in Manufactured Spending
Monthly Money and Munchies: Finance And Food
Monthly Money and Munchies: Finance And Food Okay. So I've been slacking with the posts. It's not for the lack of ideas or post topics. In fact, my interests are so varied that there's a ton of potential topics I could write about. Truth is: I just haven't had the writing inertia lately. Between my roles as a husband, father, and physician... there is limited time, energy, and … [Read more...] about Monthly Money and Munchies: Finance And Food
Physicians Pursuing Financial Independence
Physicians Pursuing Financial Independence Today I want to highlight the latest episode of the What's Up Next? podcast. The general topic of discussion is physicians pursuing financial independence. The podcast is hosted by Doc G of DiverseFi and Paul Thompson. Each episode includes a diverse panel of guests who take the conversation of FI to the next level. And this … [Read more...] about Physicians Pursuing Financial Independence
Maximizing PSLF: The Doctor / Lawyer / Parental Leave Loophole
Maximizing PSLF: The Doctor / Lawyer / Parental Leave Loophole It's no secret that my wife and I are pursuing PSLF. In our Investor Policy Statement, one of our medium term objectives is anticipating loan forgiveness through PSLF. I've also mentioned our pursuit of loan forgiveness in several interviews, such as this one. To clear any confusion, we are not pursuing … [Read more...] about Maximizing PSLF: The Doctor / Lawyer / Parental Leave Loophole
Why I Don’t Have A 529 Plan For My Child
Why I Don't Have A 529 For My Child A lot of of my physician colleagues tout the benefits of a 529 plan. So do a lot of personal finance bloggers. But I don't have a 529 for my child. Don't worry, my wife and I are not expecting my daughter and any of our future children to fully pay for their own higher education. Of course we want our children to have a solid financial … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Have A 529 Plan For My Child
My Fantastic FinCon18 Experience
My Fantastic FinCon18 Experience FinCon18 was absolutely fantastic. For almost a year, I had been enthusiastically looking forward to FinCon18. I had read so many amazing articles about the FinCons of years past that the FOMO in me just had to check it out for myself. I was so excited that I purchased tickets early in the year just in time for the early bird pre-sale … [Read more...] about My Fantastic FinCon18 Experience