A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
Another school year has come to an end.
Graduations are pretty much done.
That means the first days of internship are approaching fast.
I thought a few pieces of advice, and encouragement, might be appropriate at this time. As I prepare to meet my new interns on my next rotation through the hospital.
Continue reading “4 Pieces Of Advice For Those Starting Internship”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.
I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #239 And Friday Firsts”….Pretty much, that’s how it is. I just don’t have the energy to write while I figure out what to do. Hopefully I will have some posts for the coming weeks, but we will see.
I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.
I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #238, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness, And Monthly Goals”I read a lot of personal finance blogs every day. Even though many bloggers seem to be slowing down these days, I still read a number of excellent posts last month. Here are some of my favorites.
Continue reading “My Favorite Posts By Other People, May 2023”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.
I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #237 And Friday Fabulous Firsts”Going through old mail on my first day of vacation, I realized that I had not deposited any money into my niece and nephews’ 529 plans this year.
I dug out the quarterly account updates, with attached contribution forms. The plan helpfully shows the current totals in each account, and, on another page, the contributions to date.
Reviewing these numbers, I thought it might be worthwhile going over why I think putting money in a 529 plan is worthwhile, even if my strategy isn’t perfect. As a side note, they also show why investing over time is a great idea.
Continue reading “Why I Like 529 Plans For College”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.
I started the Friday Firsts sections as a way of keeping track of some of my “firsts” as I dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Things seem to be settling down, but I will keep it for now–more as a way to be aware and thankful of what is happening in my life.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #236 And Friday Firsts”
–to a much-anticipated vacation by the sea.
I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 4 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Sometimes I try to highlight a first or new thing for me, or something fabulous. But work was pretty busy and I forgot to keep track of that sort of thing.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #235”