Don’t Buy a House When You Get a Job

It’s that time of year again. Over 30,000 medical residents are about to finish their training and start their first job. Many of them will make some big financial mistakes during their first year that will haunt them for years to come. I wrote The Doctors Guide to Starting Your Practice Right to help new … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 12-6-21

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 what to do if your retirement plan is a 401(a)/403(b)/457(b), what should physicians ask for in their contract, a collection of articles on … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 5-31-21

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 best real estate investing blogs for doctors, tips for buying real estate in this hot market, … Read more

Why I Gave Up Obstetrics at Age 43

(Today’s guest post comes from a very thankful reader. Her life was changed by reading my book, The Doctors Guide to Smart Career Alternatives and Retirement. She was kind enough to send me a thank you note and I asked if she would be willing to tell her story to all my readers. She agreed, … Read more

Get More Done and Have More Free Time

I just finished reading a great book, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. This book taught me many things about myself and how I use my time. I think all doctors would benefit from what I learned. According to Cal, almost everything we do can be placed into … Read more

An exciting announcement!

An Exciting announcement! Today I learned I will be honored with three awards in the state of Idaho on November 1st for my book “The Doctors Guide to Starting Your Practice Right” (Aloha publishing). This is an exciting honor. It’s a happy day when someone acknowledges all the hard work you put into a project. … Read more