The Sunday Best (08/18/2024)

The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading pleasure.

Every week, I scan hundreds of headlines, read dozens of posts, and bring you the best of the best to save you time and mental energy.

Financial Independence (FI) is a primary focus, but it’s an awfully broad topic. I tend to approach FI and early retirement from a fatFIRE perspective and through the lens of a physician, so I expect to see those biases in the selected articles.

Related topics that have become recurrent themes include early retirement, selective frugality, tax issues, travel, physician issues, and investing.

For more great articles, take a peek at The Sunday Best Archives. Now let’s get to the best… The Sunday Best!

The Sunday Best (08/18/2024)

To Be or Not to 403(b). We bring you the riveting story of Dr. Jeffrey K. Actor’s transition from academia to FIRE. 

The new American dream is financial independence, but FI looks different for everyone. Mr. 1500 Days reports, “FI has taken over my life.”

Saving money and growing money are vastly different lessons that Model Minority Moms’ Kate Wang learned as an adult. Read her approach to children’s financial literacy to save, grow, and value money. 

Have you ever wondered what happens to bonds when stocks go up? Ben Carlson has all the answers. 

Speaking of stocks, Mike Piper tells you why owning individual stocks is usually a mistake. 

If you’re still fuzzy on the details, here’s the story behind the latest market crash. 

There’s more than just one kind of FIRE. What is Coast FIRE?

Alaska felt safe from global warming. Then, the glacier melted. 

Planning for the future can be daunting and surprisingly lonely. Here’s how to start a retirement planning group or club for a happier, wealthier future. 

Could you go 123 days without a sip of coffee? Or alcohol, or the internet? 

The world waits with bated breath after the World Health Organization declares a public health emergency. The mpox strain spreading now is different from the one in 2022.