That is what the White Coat Investor (aka. Dr. Jim Dahle) had to say about my Doctors Guide book series. I was elated to wake up today to find his review of my books in his day before Thanksgiving blog post. We often toil with projects and never have anyone acknowledge the hard work we … Read more
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
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
Today I woke up to a great honor. My book “The Doctors Guide to Eliminating Debt” was just included as the 4th ranked doctor specific book to read for those looking to learn about personal finance. This list was published today by The White Coat Investor on his blog. If you have not yet read … Read more
Our wedding rings I just returned from going on a weekend men’s retreat with my oldest son, Brian. We had a nice weekend together and my favorite part was the three hour drive each way. It gave us a chance to talk, which doesn’t happen as often as I’d like since he moved to his … Read more
This month America celebrates its independence. As a country, independence is true, but as individuals, many suffer in bondage. The need to “have it now” has led to such consumerism that debt has grown to unbelievable levels. It’s time to declare independence from debt. Debt bondage is not a new thing. Several thousand years ago … Read more
Canal in Greece. The Doctor Freedom Podcast recently interviewed me and we covered some issues about not digging deeper into debt. A large portion of the interview went into my experience in rental real estate. If you would like to hear the 30 min interview you can get it here.
My son Brian racing for the University of Oregon Bike Team. One of the biggest complaints I hear when I discuss becoming debt free is the dread of living on a shoestring. We did enough of that in medical school and we don’t want to do it again. Let me make something perfectly clear right … Read more
We all can use advice from time to time. Sometimes that advice is about personal finances, Investing, or borrowing. When choosing this person, stay away from financial advisors who have a conflict of interest. The advisor who makes money on your investment decisions is like the pharmaceutical rep who is telling you all about his … Read more
The high-pitched wail of the pneumatic saw cutting through the tibia and the little bits of tissue the blade flung onto the surgeon’s gown were not enough to get to me the first time I saw a surgery, during my senior year in high school. It was the smell. Sliding down the wall in the … Read more
