What is Retirement?

An unusual thing happened to me today; I was awakened by my phone alarm. Ever since I stopped practicing medicine ten months ago I have rarely needed to set an alarm to get up. Today when my alarm sounded, Carolyn commented that when she woke up, she thought we were in Spain. Last Spring we … Read more

If It’s A Payment, It’s Debt

I am continually running into people who are confused as to what constitutes debt when we are doing a makeover with their spending plans. Wikipedia defines debt as money owed by one party, the borrower or debtor, to a second party, the lender or creditor I have clients who list out their accounts payable as … Read more

Living the FIRE Life in my RV

Many people are blogging about FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early). Most of them write from the prospective of a goal they want to reach someday. I write from the other side, having already attained financial independence and retired from my medical practice. Although there are those who would say I haven’t retired yet since I’m still … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving, a time when we all think about what we are thankful for. It is unfortunate that we are not thankful every day of the year, since giving thanks does wonders to brighten our disposition. As Thanksgiving approached, I picked up the ACS Surgery News and found an article written by one of … Read more

Three More Good Habits for Your Wealth

As a personal finance coach, I have learned that the most important aspect to wealth accumulation, is having good money habits. Good financial habits increase wealth which leads to a life of happiness, stability, and security. We were not born with any of our habits, we learned them along the way. That’s good news, because … Read more

Three Good Habits for Your Wealth

As a personal finance coach, I have learned that the most important aspect to wealth accumulation, is having good money habits. Good habits create good results and good results are what everyone wants. We were not born with any of our habits, we learned them somewhere along the way. That’s good news, because that means … Read more

Three More Bad Habits for Your Wealth

As a personal finance coach, I have found that the most detrimental aspect to wealth accumulation, is having bad money habits. Good habits create good results, and bad habits create bad results. You were not born with any of your habits, you learned them somewhere along the way. That means you can unlearn the bad … Read more

Three Bad Habits for Your Wealth

Dr. Cory S. Fawcett shooting bad habits As I work with people one-on-one as a high performance coach, I have found that the most important aspect to their wealth accumulation, is their habits. Good habits create good results, and bad habits create bad results. The good news is, habits are learned. You were not born … Read more