A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
A phrase I used to hear all the time from my mother: if all your friends jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you do it too?
I don’t know if your parents asked you a similar question. Of course, my mother was not advocating bridge jumping; she was pointing out the importance of thinking for myself and not blindly following the herd.
Continue reading “If All Your Friends Retired, Would You Do It Too?”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 #151 And Friday Firsts”In honor of seeing my parents this weekend, I thought I would share (again) some of the best lessons my Dad taught me about money.
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 #150 And Friday Firsts”I have been writing for the past several years about wanting to cut back.
Twice, I have asked to cut my salary in exchange for cutting my time.
However, I was recently in conversation with senior people about a new project. It’s something different–a change–and something that the department needs. However, it will most certainly be time consuming.
In discussing the terms of compensation, I am struck by how different things are for me now, compared to several years ago.
Continue reading “Financial Security Changes The Conversation”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 #149 And Friday Firsts”In May, I published a round up post of some of the links I have sent to Mr. PiN in the last year. I was pretty surprised at the number, and decided to split the list into 2 posts.
Many of the subjects are similar to what I write about on the blog, so I hope that you might find this collection interesting.
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 #148 And Friday Firsts”July has come and gone, and interns and residents should be settling in at their new positions (and salary). Not every new attending has started working yet, but many are.
This spring and summer a number of people have been looking at my posts about budgeting. Some of the more popular include:
For those who did not think about their budget before starting their job, or who maybe find their paycheck isn’t quite covering their bills, this post is for you.
Continue reading “Correcting Course: Managing Your Budget In Your New Position”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 #147 And Friday Firsts”