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Is the Wealth Effect Making You Think You’re Rich?
“How are you feeling?” As a physician, that phrase, or something close to it, may have been one of the … Read more
Jorge Sanchez, MD
What the Happiest (and Unhappiest) Retirees Know
It’s always nice to know where you’re heading, and what experiences people arriving before you have had on their journey. … Read more
FIRE Crossroads 033: Government-Issued Golden Handcuffs
Today’s dual-physician couple has not yet arrived at their crossroads, but they can see it if they zoom out far … Read more
We All Knew This Would Happen
It’s like you’ve seen the movie. You know how it goes. And yet you pull the trigger, because you’re afraid … Read more
Ominous Predictions
If we all were able to know where the market was going to trade, we’d all be rich. But that’s … Read more
20 Unique Ways to Change Your Spending Habits
Frugality is a virtue that most folks aspire to, at least at some point in their lives. There can be … Read more
5 Reasons Passive Income MD Prefers Real Estate Over Stocks
There’s more to real estate than just location, location, location. (Those three things are very important as well!) Stocks, equities, … Read more
Why It Seems Like All Doctors Are Quitting Medicine
Many physicians have surely had it rough lately. Between getting the squeeze from insurance companies, private equity buyouts of practices, … Read more
What Will Your Tax Rate Be In Retirement?
“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” -Ben Franklin, 1789 During all of our working years, almost … Read more
Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be
When we decide to retire, we jump off into the unknown. Sure, we’ve developed a plan. We’ve saved and accumulated … Read more
Five Years Retired from Surgery
A lot has happened in the last five years. Think about your life on July 22, 2017. What was true … Read more
3 Real Estate Lessons Learned from Our Last Investment Property
The best teacher is experience. The best plans never survive contact with the enemy, or so the old saying goes. … Read more
20 Personal Finance Charts To Help You Build Wealth
Sometimes, looking at a visual representation of facts or numbers can really unlock a concept for you. In this guest … Read more
Post FI Notes 018: FI Within 5 Years of Fellowship
Some of us get earlier starts than others. Today’s interviewee went to a low-cost medical school in India, had a … Read more
Estate Planning On My Mind
We’re all going to die! There’s no sense in pretending we’re immortal. And even the most ardent minimalists among us … Read more
Seven Lessons From Two Years of Financial Freedom
The goal for most of the audience of this site is to retire, probably earlier than most, from their occupations. … Read more
FIRE Crossroads 032: Working Nights in Another State – A Sustainable Approach to FI?
The night shift can be difficult for many working parents to handle. As our interviewee today relates, working nights across … Read more
Why WCI Hates Parent PLUS Loans
Student loans are a necessary evil for some. And even though the federal government inserted itself into most student loans … Read more
Drawdown Strategy Revisited After 3 Years of Retirement
We spend a lot of time on this site thinking about saving: putting a lot of money away, making sure … Read more
Sir Isaac Newton’s Revenge on Wall Street
Performance chasing can be tempting. Those fund managers, stock pickers, and companies who seem to always outperform, always beat, and … Read more