As 2021 draws to a close, and we start thinking about beginning the new year with a fresh start, we think about making New Year’s resolutions. Although we plan to achieve these resolutions during the year, often by the end of January we have reverted back to our old ways. Resolutions long forgotten. But not … Read more
Thanksgiving is a day to step back from our typical day and spend time with our family. A chance to turn off the hustle and bustle of our everyday life and enjoy each other. A moment to reflect on what we are truly thankful for. This thanksgiving I will throw down a simple but effective … Read more
I have read over and over about all the sacrifices one makes to become a physician, as if we are the only profession who has this issue. How the decade of our twenties is lost to studying medicine, as if it would not have passed by if we had chosen to study something else. Our … Read more
(Don’t miss your chance to sign up for the upcoming Marriage and Money MD Conference November 15-17, which is free to attend, but you must register. There will be 18 speakers and 20 CME credits available. You don’t want to miss my two topics. My main conference topic is Your Spouse is Your Greatest Financial Asset. I … Read more
(Don’t miss your chance to sign up for the upcoming Marriage and Money MD Conference November 15-17, which is free to attend, but you must register. You don’t want to miss my two topics. My main conference topic is Your Spouse is Your Greatest Financial Asset. I am also covering Divorce Proofing Your Marriage that … Read more
I retired from my general surgery career in my early fifties, after 23 years in practice, almost exactly according to the plan I made in medical school. Most people congratulate me for achieving my goal. A few vilify me for wasting my medical education, as if it is never acceptable for a physician to retire. … Read more
Last July, my wife and I took a three-week motorhome trip from Oregon to South Dakota and back attending two family reunions amongst our travels. We stopped a few days near Glacier National Park in NW Montana where huckleberries are prevalent. We went looking for something that was made with huckleberries and found candy, jam, … Read more
People are surprised when they learn we have maintained a debt free household for the last twenty years. For many, they realize for the first time, that being debt free is possible. Others think they could never become debt free as their total debt seems overwhelming. When we first heard the concept of living debt … Read more
When I was a partner in my medical practice, our company provided a group medical insurance plan for all the doctors, staff, and their families. When I retired from my practice at the end of 2013 my family used COBRA for a while before attaining our own insurance as a family. In 2016 my family’s … Read more
I never really understood the concept of being at the end of my rope, hanging on for dear life, until I experienced it myself. How can someone with MD behind their name, the cream of the crop, end up in tears and unable to go on? Doctors are one of the most resilient groups of … Read more
