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The Sunday Best (10/21/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
How to Find More Time to Get Things Done
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” I dug a little further […]
Giving Faceoff: Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) versus Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
I’ve written extensively about how I use a donor advised fund to give more generously while taking advantage of the ability to reduce your taxable […]
Tax Loss Harvesting with Vanguard: A Step by Step Guide
When the stock market hiccups, as it is known to do from time to time, you may have one of several common reactions. What?!? I […]
Ether to FI: Don’t Call it Retirement (and a Net Worth Update)
What will you be up to in sixteen years? I don’t pretend to know where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing, but our friend […]
The Sunday Best (10/14/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
How Much Money Will You Take to Your Grave?
This is a timely post given some recent fear-mongering about mudslides, duck boats, and crazy talk about $2 Million being “nothing” in this day and […]
Christopher Guest Post: Early Retirement Dude
Today’s guest needs no introduction from regular readers of this website. The Early Retirement Dude has been featured numerous times in The Sunday Best and […]
2018 Q3 PoF Portfolio, Spending, and Blog Performance Update
With another quarter in the books, it’s time for a quarterly update on my investment portfolio, family spending, and blog stats. It’s the 11th quarter […]
The Sunday Best (10/7/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Obstacles Doctors Face in Pursuing a Side Hustle
The side hustle. While it’s nothing new — paper routes and bartending have been around for ages — side hustles are getting a lot of […]
How to Negotiate an Increased Physician Signing Bonus — And What To Do With It
Fall is upon us, and that means final year resident physicians and fellows are busy on the interview trail. Hands will be shaken, dinners will […]
Retired Not Retired
As my quote-unquote “retirement” approaches — I plan to leave my job as an anesthesiologist in August of 2019 — I’ve been thinking more about […]
The Sunday Best (9/30/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Top Ten Efficiency Secrets of The White Coat Investor
Personally, I’ve been in awe of The White Coat Investor‘s uncanny ability to be ever-present online while continuing to expand his reach via not only […]
Living the Good Life on a Small Budget in Mexico
I’ve written about stateside geographic arbitrage, the ability to earn more money while living in a lower cost of living area. It works quite well, particularly […]
Who Cares? Why Write About It?
My friend John wrote an article detailing his spending for one random week in his life. This daily ledger wasn’t his idea, but rather that […]
FinCon: The Conference That Doesn’t Sleep
Today, September 24, 2018, I am republishing a post I wrote after last year’s FinCon, the conference where money and media meet. I’m often asked […]
The Sunday Best (9/23/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Should You Try to Spend Less or Earn More?
Our Saturday Selection from Passive Income MD presents a choice: Is it better to focus more on reducing your spending or increasing your income? In […]