Physician In Numbers – Page 25 – A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined

Fitness Log #187 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 3 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.

Take More Vacations: A Book Summary. Part 1.

I have been thinking more and more about travel recently, though I am not sure the time is quite yet right for me. (The thought of being unable to enter the country if I have a positive COVID test–and thus missing work–is a real challenge).

While cruising the Internet, I found this book by the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights. I was intrigued, and decided to get it from my local library.

Cover of book, with a plane silhoutted against the sun, rising between two palm trees — Goodreads link to Take More Vacations. Not an affiliate link.

Mr. Keyes was previously a journalist, and his prose is easy to read. His book is peppered with anecdotes about people looking for deals. Not unsurprisingly, a number of them find success using his website.

He has a number of tips for finding cheaper flights, some of which I have used before, and some of which were new to me. I’ve decided to take notes on the book, to refer to after I return it. It’s entertaining enough I might decide to add it to my permanent shelves, but in the meantime, here are the highlights of the first 4 chapters.

Fitness Log #186 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 3 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Money Minis

Life has been getting a little busy for blogging recently, but you really can’t get away from discussions of money–if that’s something that interests you.

I thought I’d note a few issues related to money-related that I’ve been dealing with recently.

Fitness Log #185 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 3 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Monday Melange, April 2022

A few links to posts that piqued my interest recently.

Fitness Log #184 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 3 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Sample Budgets For Intern Year

This is an update of a post from 2 years ago, which I ended up splitting into 2 parts, as the original was quite long.

Last week I reviewed the 50/30/20 plan as a framework for making your budget. That post ran long, too.

This week I offer the example of 3 fictitious interns, who use the 50/30/20 budgets in ways that suit their differing backgrounds and goals.

Fitness Log #183 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 3 years, and plan to continue doing so.

What Should You Budget For Intern Year in 2022?

I have noticed an uptick in people reading my prior posts on budgeting. Since Match Day was just 1 month ago, I assume people are thinking about how to arrange their finances for the upcoming start of internship.

This is an update of my post from 2 years ago. A few things have changed since then, including the student loan holiday extension and the salary offered to interns (it is nearly twice I what I earned!).

I have also stretched my prior, super-long post into two installments. This post will go over my suggestions on how to build your own budget, from figuring out your take how pay to deciding how to allocate it. The next post will give some examples of the different ways hypothetical interns might turn suggestions into plans.