A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
When I look around the internet, it seems everyone loves real estate. I can hardly peruse a personal finance blog feed without tripping over someone extolling the virtues of investing in rentals.
Why is it, then, that the PiN household isn’t doing the same?
Continue reading “Why We Don’t Invest In Real Estate”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 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 #132 And Friday Firsts”I started this series of posts at the end of October 2018. I had just cut back my hours from full time to 90%, and wanted to use my new free time wisely. Some of that time was to relax, but I also wanted to improve my fitness, make my home a more pleasant place to stay, and work on becoming a more well-rounded human being.
My last update was in January 2021, with a number of wins, and several misses.
So how have I done with my new goals? Read on for the latest update, covering the first 3+ months of 2021.
Continue reading “Future Me, April 2021”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 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 #131 And Friday Firsts”In the past few months, I have been checking my investment portfolio, and seeing it increase. A lot. This has sparked thoughts of retiring much earlier.
After working many weeks in the hospital this winter, I am quite tempted. The thought of staying home, sleeping in, not worrying about COVID exposures from people who can’t be bothered to wear their mask properly–it’s all quite alluring.
Maybe I can think about retiring soon? My nest egg is growing on steroids this year. And yet…
Continue reading “Rising Tides”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 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 #130 And Friday Firsts”It’s that time of year: Match Day has come and gone. Congratulations to all the students who matched!
Now it is time for a large number of graduating seniors to make decisions related to their first year as doctors.
If you stopped here for this post, then I am guessing you may have some concerns about making a budget for your internship year.
Though that time is long passed for me (I won’t say thank goodness, as it was a very exciting time), this question of what to budget in your first year as a doctor is something that I keep chewing over. I have written about it before, but am still trying to put things together in a better way. We will see if this year I can do better.
To read my prior attempts at answering this question, please see:
Continue reading “What Is A Good Budget For Intern Year?”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 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 #129 And Friday Firsts”During my recent vacation, I was overwhelmed by grumpiness. There was a big gulf between my usual expectations for vacation and what went down.
Continue reading “Turn That Frown Upside Down!”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 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 #128 And Friday Firsts”