Eight Years Retired from Surgery 

(Keep an eye out for my upcoming book The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work. We can all use a little more joy in our lives and this book, which will be available March 11th on Amazon, will help you attain it.) This month marks eight years since I left the hospital as … Read more

Our Timeshare Month in New England

(Meet me at the Real Estate & Entrepreneurship Conference for Physicians September 26-28, 2024 in Dallas Texas. Send me a message if you are coming so we can meet up. I would love to meet you in person.) My wife and I just finished a month-long trip visiting areas of New England we have never … Read more

Seven Years Retired from Surgery 

This month marks seven years since I left the hospital as a working physician for the last time. That wonderful walk took place in Lebanon, Oregon, my final locum assignment, to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea. At age 54, I wondered if we had enough passive income and retirement … Read more

Fawcett’s Favorites 6-12-23

As I encounter information I feel is especially valuable I like to pass it on to my readers. Following are a few examples of some recent gems. I hope you find them as useful as I did. This episode of Fawcett’s Favorites includes many physicians wasting their vacation time, everyone should be maxing out their … 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

Out of the Job POT and into the Side Gig FIRE

I recently attended two in person conferences that discussed attaining side gig success. One was for financial internet influencers and the other was for real estate investors. I noticed an alarming trend. Many who have become successful with their side gig have not escaped the problems they were striving for their side gig to solve. … Read more