I’m still thinking about what my spending numbers for 2021 mean, so instead of publishing a half-baked post, I thought I would rather highlight some great posts by others. Many on financial topics, many not.
I plan to be back next week with my thoughts on 2021 and the money that left the PiN household.
I very much enjoyed this except from Andrew Hallam’s new book, which I read on The Evidence Investor. Spending Decisions That Ended Up Costing A Million Dollars is a good reminder that the little things sometimes are, actually, big things.
Then we have this satirical (or maybe just perverse?) take on FI/RE (financial independence/retire early) from Tommy at Leisure Freak, in which he plays up the FIRE movement as sinful: My Shameless Anti-Economy Sins of FIRE That Can Benefit Anyone.
I also enjoyed this post from The Woke Salaryman: The Great Outdoors Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Life. Especially poignant was point #4: There’s no ONE way to achieve anything. They compare “weight weenies” (who do everything possible to minimize the weight they carry) and the other hikers–the ones who pack just about everything–to people pursuing financial success. I like that comparison very much–super lean-FIRE aficianados vs slow or coast FI people, who don’t mind taking a longer time but who want to make sure they enjoy the journey.
For those who are really trying to lighten their load (the physical one, not metaphorical), Andrea Dekker writes on Becoming Minimalist about Space Budgets: a simple tool for minimalist living. I have heard of the basic concept before, but somehow the phrase just speaks to me. (Also, it makes me think of Space Balls, but that’s another story).
I cannot apologize for stealing this article. Instead, I will thank Kitty at Bitches Get Riches for writing Stop Over-Apologizing at Work. Especially for the actionable advice they give, which puts it head and shoulders above other articles that point out verbal tics that disadvantage women without talking about how to fix it!!
One thing we should never have to apologize for, is having tools that work for us. I was gobsmacked by this article from Tired Superheroine, in which she illustrates how entrenched the default of the male radiologist is in Interventional Radiology. Her article on appropriate lead for people of different body types is awesome (informational and actionable).
It is true: I can never pass on a poop joke: Similarities Between Poop N Money (From Your Friendly Neighborhood GI Doc). The author has a podcast: The MoneyfitMD. (Is that a play on the FIT colon cancer screening test?).
I am SO not a surgeon. But I enjoyed Ode to a Little Bile Bag by Arthur Williams, originally featured on KevinMD. I guess I do still find medicine super cool, even after all of these years.
This post, really an outtake from a book, sat in an open tab for a while until I could finish. A little bit of history, a little bit of art, and a little medicine, The Gradual Discovery of Glasses was a real treat served up to me by Pocket.
Lastly, a little poetry, which has nothing to do with medicine. I recently ran across this (old) poem (First Snow) as I poked around various blogs.