Today is the third installment of the quarterly net worth update, but it is actually a full year out (I wasn’t blogging during the first quarter) from training at this point. My goal for this time point was to have $100,000 in assets at this point. Two years out I planned to have a positive net worth. To find out how I did, keep reading.
Building Wealth
Why My Broke Side Hustle is Better Than Your Main Hustle
People often focus on the monetary aspect of side hustles. However, it’s not all about the money. You can find satisfaction from side hustles in other ways. I’ll walk you through five reasons you should pursue your side hustle even if it might not make money.
Three Ways “First, Do No Harm” Applies to Personal Finance
Early and often we are taught to advocate for our patients and “First, Do No Harm.” What if I told you that the same principle applies to personal finance and, in particular, physician finance? It is your job to protect yourself from harm. Today we will discuss three key concepts in this arena.
How to Tell a Good Financial Advisor from the Rest
In The Physician Philosopher's Guide to Personal Finance, one of the chapters is on conflict of...
Will I be able to retire? The Mice and Money Model
Mouse is a self-described husband (to a doctor), father, engineer, and finance blogger. He builds awesome money models to predict the chances people have at successfully reaching their goals. Today, we will see Mouse’s model for me and answer the pen-ultimate question: Will I be able to retire?
The June Monthly Checkout: June 15th, 2018
In medicine, we have to handover care to the medical providers coming behind us. Just like we run the list to “check out” on the patients we are taking care of, we will run a list of articles I think are worth your time to read. Today, we will discuss The June Monthly Checkout.
Residents & Fellows: Don’t Miss This Key Step Before You Graduate!
As many of you know, I had a really rough experience with an insurance salesman. I now can not get personal disability insurance because of that. Because of that, I want you to know more about it than I did. No better time to learn than right before graduation! Come take a peek.
Physician Burnout and Financial Independence: A Guest Post
This week’s “Wellness Wednesday” post has two changes. 1) It wasn’t posted on Wednesday (Tuesday!), and 2) It’s not on this site! You’ll have to venture over to Camp FIRE finance to find the article where I discuss physician burnout, financial independence, and why you should care even if you aren’t a doctor!
State of the blog (6 Months Later). Traffic, Profit, and much more
Today, we will try and be as objective as possible as I share the numbers for traffic, referral sources, revenue, etc. I started this website at the very end of November 2017. This is the first state of the blog.
Application of The 10% Rule: Winkbeds and Swagger Wagons
hen I laid down that night to go to sleep, those animal crackers were all up in my face. I don’t care what anyone says, what I spent my 10% Rule money on smelled terrible that first night. This post is about spending money on Winkbeds and Swagger Wagons.
Using Your Investment Philosophy to Pay Off Debt Faster
When your life goals have you pinned up against the wall, it’s time to fight back. Today, I talk about how I fought back to achieve both my investment goals and my goal to destroy my debt. With a fixed timeline to get my little girl to a different school by 2019, I had to become a little more intentional about paying off debt faster.
5 Things You Need Know Before Making an Invention
The Physician Philosopher website is geared towards helping young medical professionals and trainees, I think it’s useful to talk about ways to supplement our incomes.  After all, this really helps us build wealth more quickly. This is often done through side hustles such as locum tenens work, medical malpractice reviews, incentives, and even making an invention!
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