FIRE Crossroads 030: A Physician and Pharmacist are Almost There!

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[{"selector":"#anim-5c6c155f-4491-48a5-a114-d9e7af3e5ba6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14f9dc48-76c0-4318-9dfd-86616f0c83af","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-129.16667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A watched pot never boils. And a watched investment account never grows. OK: that may be an overstatement, but today’s interviewee in this FIRE Crossroads installment is tantalizingly close to their self-stated financial independence number. Read More

Of course, the recent volatility in the market and the swoon of all of the major indexes and equities of late is pushing that number a bit further and further away as each day passes.

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But our intrepid interviewee soldiers on in a job that’s requiring more of her than she’s willing to give lately.

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A Physician and Pharmacist are Almost There!

Where are you on your financial independence journey?

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Tell us about your household. How many people and at what ages?

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In what field are you working?

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