It’s been a while since we have discussed natural disasters. This past week our town was hit by a series of tornadoes in Nashville. While it was less than 2 miles a way, we were fortunate to not sustain any damage. Our community, however, was not so lucky. The week has been hectic. My wife has been out in the damaged areas helping clean up debris and organizing information for housing, FEMA, and other resources. She is one of hundreds helping out and I am always impressed in our ability as a people to pull together and help each other. First off if you need resources I find that WXNA FM, a ..read more

It’s been a while since I have written a post, but today I am going to review “The Doctor’s Guide to Real Estate Investing for Busy Professionals” by Dr. Cory Fawcett. He has written other books in this series which you can learn about here. Of note, Cory and I do not have a financial relationship but he did send me a copy of his book, but if you buy it here I will make a few dollars. Real estate investing? This book was timely in entering my life because lately I have been back to practicing academic medicine and not focusing on side projects (for instance this blog). Writing papers, p ..read more

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The following post (Financial Boot Camp- A review) contains affiliate links. If you click on any of the links and purchase a book or course, I will make some money. We are talking about firing your financial advisor, so hopefully I can save you some money while making some money! For further information please visit my disclaimer page. Today I will review the White Coat Investors, new book Financial Boot camp. I have read and enjoyed his first book, The White Coat Investor: A Doctor’s Guide to Personal Finance and Investing and reviewed his Fire your Financial Advisor Course here. So as you ..read more

As part of our life changes, we are considering fostering a child or a few. Why fostering? We went through IVF for our first child. Through that process, we now have an amazing son. That was over 4 years ago and our family has been 3 members for some time. We discussed undergoing IVF again but really have come to the conclusion that at this time it is not the way to grow our family. We also discussed adoption 4 years ago, though currently, I am not ready to take that long term commitment. This may not be the case in the future but it is right now, and that is ok. Fostering seemed like a gr ..read more

It’s been a while, friends. My last post was on January 24, 2019. Over 3 months, which now that I think about it, is not that long. It seems longer because at one point I was writing 3 times a week and now it is more like once every 3 months. Plus in that time life has been moving along with changes upon changes. I have been working on making deliberate steps. After Christmas, we moved to Nashville where I am able to be near my family and go back to academic medicine. Why academic medicines after I had stated that it has made me a better doctor, well, honestly I missed the interaction with ..read more

Today’s post is contributed by Amy Nickson, a passionate writer on finance. Amy is a professional blogger who has started her own blog. She often writes about debt and today is no different. Please share your opinions by commenting below. We have no financial relationship.  The month, April is known as Financial Literacy Month in our country. And, this month can be the perfect time for parents to inject good money habits in their children. Because the best teaching starts with home so parents should teach their kids about financial insights at their tender age. Remember, lack of financial ..read more

We are now going into the longest government shut down this country has faced. This means there are hard working people out there who will not receive a paycheck as expected. With 80% of people living paycheck to paycheck, this is not a good thing. It reminds me why being financially sound is a so important. It is a privilege to achieve financial stability and I hope that one day more Americans will take the steps necessary to get there too. Becoming financially stable, though not yet financially independent, in the last year has led to many positive changes in my life. As many of you know ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Happy New Year! I hope everyone is doing well and are ready to start 2019. As always, setting goals for the year is important. In 2019 I ask that each of you take a little time to learn about personal finance. Figure out the best way to get out of debt and the rest of your house in order.  Below are 3 good books to consider depending on your stage in life. Today I am writing about “A Doctor’s Guide To” series of books by Dr. Cory Fawcett. Dr. Fawcett is a surgeon who retired in his 50’s. He was able to do so ..read more

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Minimalist? Yup, I am officially a minimalist. I was starting to dabble with it pre-Tubb’s Fire, but after we lost all of our possessions overnight, I had a decision to make. Do we continue to live the life we were living, or take this opportunity to improve? To grow. To live the life we want, not the one we were told to have. For me, that meant approaching my life thoughtfully. Particularly when it came to possessions. I bought less when it was time to rebuild our lives. Then I went on a buy nothing challenge for ..read more