A Surgeon’s Thoughts on Turning 61

This month I celebrate my 61st birthday. This birthday marks the first time I really considered the concept of my time on earth running low. Exactly how much time do I have left to do all the things I still have on my bucket list? Will I see my grandsons graduate from college? Will I … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 3-6-23

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 how making small improvements lead to big gains, don’t fall prey to the insurance companies, advice from those who lived to be a … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 2-27-23

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 keys to a successful retirement, being able to enjoy your retirement years, what does it take to retire right, how to loosen … Read more

Six Years Retired from Surgery 

This month marks six years since I walked out of the hospital in Lebanon, Oregon, to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea, after my final week of locum tenens work. I was reluctant about giving up surgery at age 54, wondering if we had enough passive income and retirement savings … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 1-30-23

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 an interview on my latest best-selling book, what gets taxed, date night ideas to keep the romance alive, keeping your retirement savings on … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 1-23-23

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 most important variables in your financial success equation, married people do better financially, what to do if you missed last year’s retirement … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 12-19-22

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 every physician should own a timeshare for travel hacks, self-funding long term care, twelve rules to break on your path to wealth … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 12-12-22

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 pay off debt vs invest, how much does it take to be happy in retirement, nurse practitioners have worse outcomes at a higher … Read more

My Year End Financial Housekeeping Routine

I have a routine that I undergo each December to be sure the year ends well financially. With the December 31st deadline approaching I don’t want to miss any of the things that must be completed before year-end. There are many things to consider and I don’t do everything that people talk about doing at … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 12-5-22

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 reasons to be grateful to be a physician, why being too frugal can hurt you, how to build inevitable wealth, retiring into uncertainty, … Read more