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.
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.
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.”
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.