Fawcett’s Favorites 4-25-22

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include why rich people aren’t happier, ten financial milestones worth celebrating, what it feels like to testify against a colleague, book recommendation for those … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 3-7-22

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include seven things I wish I knew before retiring, retirement will be boring unless you make something of it, ten reasons doctors spend too … Read more

How Much House Can I Afford?

The amount you spend on your house is possibly the most important factor in achieving financial independence and happiness in life. Overspending on the house will leave you with such a big housing bill that you will not have enough money to do all the other things you want to do. This mistake can take … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 11-29-21

(There are only two days left to sign up for the White Coat Investor’s Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference on February 9-12, 2022 and still receive the great swag bag which includes the key note speakers’ books. (A great way to spend some last minute CME funds.) You also don’t want to miss my … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 10-25-21

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include policies I adopted to help me get through residency, how to prepare for the next crisis, how to accidently write your son out … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 9-27-21

Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s best. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This week’s favorites include the cost of waiting to buy disability insurance, a love letter to your spouse so he/she will know what to do with the … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 9-20-21

Each week I run into a few articles that I feel are especially valuable. Every Monday I would like to share some of the best with you, my readers. I hope you find them helpful. This week’s favorites include forgiveness trumps bitterness in my life story (podcast), how to use a 529 college savings plan … Read more

Benefits of Working Half-Time

When I reached financial independence at age 50 I didn’t retire as planned. Instead, I started working less hours and eventually switched to working about half-time, as I still liked operating, just not at the pace I had been working. I stayed at half-time for about three years and then dropped to quarter time for … Read more

How I Knew it was Time to Retire

Many people have asked me how I knew it was the right time to retire. They are struggling with the decision and are afraid to pull the trigger too soon. Retiring from medicine is almost a final move as it is very difficult to return after being away for a period of time. I haven’t … Read more