January 2020 – Page 2 – Physician In Numbers

Financial Future Me 2020

This weekend I spent a little time going through our expenses for last year, after having calculated our net worth for January 1. I’m not planning to reveal all our numbers here–Mr. Physician in Numbers (despite his suggesting the blog name) doesn’t want our numbers revealed on the Internet. But I will say, overall, we did pretty well in 2019.

We spent a little less than the year before, almost entirely due to reducing spending on travel. Our net worth went up ridiculously, almost entirely due to the stock market, over whose performance I have absolutely no control.

My New Year’s financial tasks completed, it seems fitting that I formulate some goals for 2020.

Fitness Log #63

Just because I am a doctor, and encourage patients every day to exercise, doesn’t mean that I don’t have my own issues with getting sufficient exercise. Long hours, tiring days, family obligations, illness: they are all stumbling blocks, no matter what your occupation.

I have been recording my exercise weekly, mostly to keep myself accountable for reaching my goal (sometimes this works, sometimes I miss). If anyone reads this, I hope they will take this as encouragement to keep going, acknowledgement that it isn’t always easy.

Happy 2020!

I hope this is the beginning of an excellent year for you. And for me too, frankly.

Today is going to be a social day, and I plan to enjoy it before I go back to the regular work schedule tomorrow.

However, there are a few financial tasks I do every year around this time, which I still haven’t quite finished. I think they are pretty helpful, and would recommend them to anyone.