Retirement

If you haven’t yet noticed, we like to discuss first world problems here at Physician on FIRE, and the “RMD … Read more

If you’re ready to start your FIRE and don’t know where to start, Dylin Redling and Allison Tom have written … Read more

One year of early retirement is in the books. I almost put “early retirement” in quotes because having an active … Read more

Here at Physician on FIRE, I like to help people figure out how they can set themselves up to not … Read more

Each year, I update this Social Security article, gauging my progress and potential future benefit as I approach the second … Read more

As an anesthesiologist in the upper midwest, I earned, on average, about $400,000 a year when I was working full-time. … Read more

Dr. Jimmy Turner has noticed that some people tend to think of things in terms of absolutes. You must do … Read more

Am I retired now? In some ways, yes. In some ways, no. I haven’t “gone to work” a single time … Read more

What is this ‘virtual retirement’? And how does one experience it? Some guy named Leif reached out to me, offering … Read more

In August of 2019, my family and I underwent a dramatic transformation in the way we were living. I stopped … Read more

Why would you want to retire early? What kind of fool are you, anyhow? I’ve mentioned before that reading The … Read more

If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now… Before I leave, … Read more

The show goes on. I’m not saying the show must go on, but if you’re like me, and have been … Read more

What does retirement mean to you? For some, it means never working or even thinking about work again. A life … Read more

We’ve recently learned how to deal with the guilt of early retirement and how to spot a financial scam that … Read more

I retired from a career as an anesthesiologist in the summer of 2019, at the age of 43. Do I … Read more

How do you plan to cover healthcare costs in retirement? It’s a big subject with at least two phases that … Read more

If you’re rapidly approaching financial independence and are considering an early retirement, you may already be approaching the end of … Read more

Today’s timely and insightful guest post started as a post in our fatFIRE Facebook group. A generous soul named Mike … Read more

Not long ago, I shared the top 5 reasons one might want to accumulate more than 25x of anticipated annual … Read more