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The Sunday Best (01/18/2026)
If there’s one lesson we can learn from Warren Buffet, it’s the oracle’s lifelong commitment to reading. “Read 500 pages … Read more
Filling Buckets with Money
Growing up there was a kid in my school whose family was rumored to be somehow in business with or … Read more
Throwback Thursday: The “Now What?” Edition
You know what nobody warned me about? The fact that retiring from medicine wouldn’t feel like crossing a finish line … Read more
Physician Compensation 2025: Modest Gains and Deeper Financial Pressures
The latest Doximity compensation report reveals a physician workforce under mounting pressure. While average pay increased 3.7% from 2023 to … Read more
The Sunday Best (01/11/2026)
More than 40 million people globally turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, according to a report OpenAI has shared … Read more
The Leaf Leafs Anyway
Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, New York Times bestselling author, once told a story about how she was on a long walk around … Read more
A Post-Holiday Financial Wake-Up Call from Mount Crumpit
Dear Friends Down in Whoville (and Physicians Beyond), The Grinch here. Yes, that Grinch. The green one with the dog. … Read more
Why Do High Earners Struggle to Feel Rich
Somewhere along the Appalachian Trail, a hiker in his early forties boils water over a burner. His pack is battered, … Read more
Wicked Is The Yellow Brick Road to Retirement
The road to retirement is rocky, it is shadowed by flying monkeys and dark perils. There are poppy fields of … Read more
The Sunday Best (01/04/2026)
Global markets endured a volatile run in 2025, but when the last trades closed on Dec. 31 all the major … Read more
Pray for Beta, Not Alpha
There’s a popular belief in the investment industry that alpha, or the ability to beat the market, is the thing … Read more
My Only New Year’s Resolution: Stop Being “Pathologically Conservative”
Physicians are trained to be conservative for good reasons. You don’t “wing it” in the OR. You don’t ignore a … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/28/2025)
Here are six money moves that can help you find your bearings, clear the clutter and finally feel in control … Read more
How to Beat the 4% Rule
There are 70+ million baby boomers. Roughly half of them are currently retired. Nearly 12k boomers will be retiring every … Read more
The Physician’s Holiday: Working While Others Celebrate
December looks different when you’re covering a hospital shift. While most Americans debate whether to spend 10% more or less … Read more
The Two Americas of Holiday Spending
Americans say they plan to cut back this Christmas but the data tells a different story. According to an NBC … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/21/2025)
Winter heating bills are expected to rise sharply this season, with costs projected to jump 9.2% compared to last year. … Read more
FIRE and Anxiety
MillennialAcademicScientist (or MAS) wrote to us when this blog was just a tiny fledging collection of articles back in 2017. … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/14/2025)
The U.S. Federal Reserve is ending 2025 with a bang, delivering another rate cut for consumers amid an uncertain year … Read more
Inflation is Not Going Back
A reader asks: The historical inflation rate over the past 75 years or so is 3%. The Fed’s target is … Read more