Fawcett’s Favorites 2-28-22

(Join me and 15+ other speakers for the virtual FREE Physician Freedom Summit March 4-5. Time to regain control of your life and practice. It starts in a few days so get signed up now before you forget!) Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially valuable. Following are this week’s … Read more

Do You Choose Money Over Family?

I recently gave a lecture in which I asked the question, “Do You Choose Money Over Family?” Of course, everyone would answer with a resounding no. No one would ever admit to choosing money over family. Yet isn’t that exactly what we do when we choose to moonlight? Or work extra shifts? That statement will … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 2-21-22

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 tips on internet safety for your kids, the top scams of 2022 and how to avoid them, the effect of maxing out your … 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 2-14-22

Happy Valentine’s Day! Do something special with your loved ones today. 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 we moved to Portugal, teaching your kids about money, reinventing the … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 2-7-22

(I will be giving two lectures in the White Coat Investors Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference which starts in two days. To get virtual tickets click here. If you will be attending in person, please say hi. I love to meet my readers.) Every week I find a few great articles I feel are especially … Read more

My Portfolio and Why I Don’t Invest in Bonds

(I will be giving two lectures in the White Coat Investors Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference next week. To get virtual tickets click here. If you will be attending in person, please say hi. I love to meet my readers.) I recently received the following email from one of my readers, which prompted today’s … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 1-31-22

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 the best physician financial blogs of 2022, are you too old to shovel snow at age 45, is coffee bad for your heart, … Read more

Five Years Retired from Surgery

Next month marks five years since I turned in my pager and walked out of the hospital to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea. I was very reluctant to give up surgery at age 54, trusting that we had enough money saved to meet our needs for the rest of … Read more