Are Real Estate Investments Resistant to Inflation?
Inflation has been known to destroy wealth. While we haven’t seen significant inflation in recent years, and have even flirted … Read more
Confessions of an Ex-AUM Financial Advisor
Financial advisors can be paid in a number of different ways, and with most of them, you never see a … Read more
Four Years of Physician on FIRE: Fellowship, Fun, and Philanthropy
Five years ago, I was vigorously reading up on financial independence. Some back-of-the-envelope math told me we had it, and … Read more
The Sunday Best (1/12/2020)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Physician Lifestyle Inflation After The First Big Paycheck
That first attending paycheck doesn’t even seem real. $7,000? For one week?!? I started out doing nothing but locum tenens … Read more
From Residency to Real Money: Making the Transition as a Couple
I remember going from residency to real money quite well. The year was 2006. My last day of residency was … Read more
The Sunday Best (1/5/2020)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
8 Ways to Automate Your Finances
The problem with human beings is that we’re all human. We know what we ought to do, but when faced … Read more
Risk Management in Private Real Estate: 3 Types of Uncertainty
Private real estate investing can be lucrative, but these investments are not without risk. There is a reason the accredited … Read more
Donating to a Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised Fund from a Vanguard Brokerage Account
This timely post will show you how to donate appreciated assets from a Vanguard brokerage account to a donor advised … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/29/2019)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
It’s So Important to Diversify Your Real Estate Portfolio
When investing in stocks, I diversify by owning funds that own thousands of stocks. An investment in Vanguard’s Total Stock … Read more
10 Tips to Help You Save Money on Healthcare Expenses
Today’s guest post was submitted by Anita Fernandes of Everyday Health, which is the parent company of MedPage Today, a … Read more
Ether to FI: Moving Targets & a Net Worth Update
Moving targets. Anyone who has set long-term goals is familiar with moving targets. The timeline can change. The actual goal … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/22/2019)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Joining a Cult: The Financial Independence Counterculture
Dr. James Turner is back with a Saturday Selection that almost makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I was pursuing … Read more
Having the Financial Talk… With Your Parents
A reader who goes by TxBossFan reached out to me not long ago, asking to share some information he learned … Read more
Earning Free Travel the Hard Way (and How to Make it Much Easier)
I had no intentions of earning free travel on this particular day. “We have a medical emergency on board. If … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/15/2019)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
9 Financial Considerations as You Approach the End of Your Career
If you’re rapidly approaching financial independence and are considering an early retirement, you may already be approaching the end of … Read more