Get 80% of the Benefits of Real Estate Investing with 20% of the Work
While I sometimes like to get things just right — that’s the optimizer in me — most of the time, … Read more
Make Fewer Things Matter: An Epiphany From Cutting A Pineapple
“Nothing Really Matters. Anyone can see. Nothing really matters. Nothing really matters to me.” — Harry Sit, The Finance Buff … Read more
Travel Restrictions By State
Summer is here, and travel is making a comeback in a big way. While most pandemic-related measures may have been … Read more
10 Ways to Use 122,500 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
122,500 points. That’s an oddly specific number, no? It is, but it’s the minimum number of Chase Ultimate Rewards points … Read more
The Sunday Best (6/20/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Student Loan Advice: 7 Important Rules of Thumb
Where do you get your student loan advice? From blogs? Podcasts? Friends and neighbors? It’s an important question because bad … Read more
Semi-Retirement: Benefits of Working “Retirement Jobs”
While the concept of a retirement job may sound paradoxical, I think it’s totally reasonable. Plenty of people retire from … Read more
Prices are Rising. Should We Be Worried About Inflation?
Prices are rising all around us. Gasoline, real estate, rent, groceries, you name it… there is an excellent chance you’re … Read more
Whole House Fan Cost: Is the Energy Savings Worth It?
I’ve been intrigued for some time by the concept of cooling a home with a whole house fan. Now that … Read more
The Sunday Best (6/13/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
The Most Important Factor in Retirement Withdrawal Plans
We spend a lot of time talking about building up our retirement accounts, investing the money, and growing our wealth. … Read more
Marginal vs. Effective Tax Rates & Taking Advantage of Tax Bracket Arbitrage
I’ve been known to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities like the geographic arbitrage somewhat unique to the medical field where … Read more
A Commercial Real Estate Investing Thesis
Real estate has seemingly been on a tear lately, with housing inventory quite low and prices rising rapidly. The S&P … Read more
How Much Money Does a Doctor Need to Retire?
How much money does a doctor need to retire and enjoy a typical “doctor retirement”? Short answer: It depends. Better … Read more
The Sunday Best (6/6/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Favorite Financial Rules of Thumb
So many rules. Fortunately, these rules, as Dr. Peter Kim tells us, are not set in stone or enforceable by … Read more
A Scam Victim Tells His Story: All That Glitters is Not Gold
The radiologist known as XRAYVSN likes to invest in a variety of asset classes. In this case, he was going … Read more
A Role for Tech ETFs in Your FIRE Investment Plan?
Could there be a role for tech ETFs in your portfolio? In early 2021, tech stocks were booming, SPACs were … Read more
The Sunday Best (5/30/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
When Should a Doctor Get Disability Insurance?
When should a doctor get disability insurance? And what type should they get? I got mine in residency, and I … Read more