A Tale of 4 Physicians 2021: The Impact of Lifestyle on Financial Independence

Five years have now passed since the world met Drs. Anderson, Benson, Carlson, and Dahlgren, and it’s time to change things up a bit and expand upon their stories.

Dr. A

Dr. Anderson is relatively frugal. While expenses of $120,000 a year may not seem frugal to the average American household earning about half of what her household spends, the good Dr. A doesn’t know many physicians that practice the fiscal restraint that she does.

Dr. B

Dr. Benson doesn’t know how people can live like Dr. Anderson. He didn’t spend “six years of evil medical school” to be called Mr. Evil or to live like a resident as an attending.

Dr. C

Dr. Carlson doesn’t think her family’s living all that grand, but in a high cost of living area, $200,000 a year is not enough to let them live like kings and queens.

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