Is it Wrong for Doctors to Retire Early?

I know there are plenty of people who indeed believe it is wrong for a physician to retire early. 

As a retiring physician with an interest in physician wellness, it never ceases to amaze me how poorly some physicians are treated by… guess who? Other physicians.

Doctors pursuing Financial Independence & Retiring Early (FIRE) can probably relate to some of Jason’s story. 

Whether you and I like it or not, there are people who would argue that chasing after FIRE is wrong, particularly when it comes to doctors.  Let’s take some of the most common arguments.

Is it Wrong for Doctors to Retire Early?

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“Well, if you were only planning on working for ten or fifteen years, maybe your medical school shouldn’t have wasted a spot on you!”

“If You Plan to Retire Early, Medical School Should Never Have Let You In”

The reason that these people are sippin’ so hard on their hater-ade is that they feel you took a medical school spot from someone else that would have spent more time in their life furthering “the cause.”

This one is pretty cut-throat. Telling a doctor that they don’t care about their patients is cold. Even still, I’ve heard people say it.

“You Are Not Dedicated To Your Patients”

The premise is that if you are trying to achieve early financial independence, you must be trying to retire early. And, if you are retiring early, you will be hanging all of your potential patients out to dry.

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