In Praise of Giving

Dr. Jim Dahle is a charitable man, and he penned the piece that follows in praise of giving. You may … Read more

I’ll Give $100 Each to Charities Chosen by the First 100 Readers to Comment

I’ve tried to make it as clear as possible in the title. I’m donating money. You’re choosing the charities. It’s … Read more

On September 30, 2020, I weighed in at 166.6 pounds. Three and a half weeks later, the digital scale read … Read more

I’m one of the more productive procrastinators I know. I can get a lot done while avoiding the work I … Read more

This website, now in its 5th year, exists to help physicians and others improve their financial picture and overall wellness. … Read more

In the summer of 2019, I retired from medicine and started slow traveling internationally with my family. I expected there … Read more

This timely post will show you how to donate appreciated assets from a Vanguard brokerage account to a donor advised … Read more

A reader who goes by TxBossFan reached out to me not long ago, asking to share some information he learned … Read more

Happy Giving Tuesday! A year ago, I penned a post entitled Help Me Give Away $10,000. To my surprise, that … Read more

A week ago, I was in the audience for a talk at Camp FI given by Paul David Thompson. I … Read more

Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. We had been watching the real estate market for months, looking for the right place for a … Read more

The tractor was stuck. Sitting kittywampus in a depression of dirt in the woods, it wasn’t going anywhere. We tried … Read more

I got skin in the game I got a household name I got news for you baby, you’re looking … Read more

It’s Christmas Eve, and although it was a scramble to get our family Christmas newsletter out in time — I … Read more

If the turkeys aren’t nervous yet, they should be. Stove Top Stuffing and jellied cranberries are flying off the store … Read more

Let’s compare two very different jobs. For simplicity’s sake, we’ll call one Job A and the other Job B. As … Read more

A year ago, I had just completed the TK-421 modification of my Fortified e-bike, turning the sleek and solid 8-speed … Read more

Today, September 24, 2018, I am republishing a post I wrote after last year’s FinCon, the conference where money and … Read more

I have a difficult time understanding the level of apathy that so many people have towards money. Apathy may not … Read more

I took part in this interview series with another anesthesiologist named Tom on his site called High Income Parents. Unfortunately, … Read more