Physician In Numbers – Page 51 – A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined

The 4-Parent Problem

Lately, Mr. PiN and I have been dealing with health issues with all of our parents.

We are lucky to still have our parents living, but it’s easier if only one at a time needs help.

Fitness Log #155 And Friday Firsts

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.

Soon To Be: Debt-Free

It’s been a busy week or two in the Physician in Numbers household. I think this will be a much shorter post.

My big excitement is that, one day after this posts, our last car payment will be sent in! That’s right, no more mortgage, no more car payment. Our only debt will be whatever we charge that month to our credit cards; we pay that off every month, so I would consider us debt-free at that point.

Happy Blogiversary To Me, 2021

On October 1, 2018, I posted my first “real” blog post, and now, suddenly, it’s 3 years later. I thought it was time to throw myself a little blogiversary party. Or at least celebrate it on the blog.

Fitness Log #154 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for nearly 3 years; over time, I have been doing more, but somehow my goals keeping getting more ambitious too.

Money Melange, Funny Money Posts

Personal finance posts can sometimes be awfully earnest and dry. Sometimes, a spoonful of sugar (or a good laugh) makes the medicine go down.

Channeling another Julie Andrews character, here are a few of my favorite ~~things~~ posts from the last year or so. The ones that made me smile.

Woman in Colonial dress surrounded by animals — This portrait of a Lady With Her Pets just makes me smile every time I see it.

Fitness Log #153 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 years, and plan to continue doing so.

Are My Finances Being Sunk By Subscriptions?

One of the pieces of advice I frequently read in articles on saving money is to examine your subscriptions and get rid of those you don’t use.

It seems pretty obvious that spending money on things you don’t use and don’t want is…silly? An easy target for budget cuts?

I used to scoff at this advice, because I didn’t have mindless subscriptions. I knew exactly where my money was going.

Recently, however, I have had to reconsider this self-assessment.

Fitness Log #152 And Friday Firsts

I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for over 2 years, and plan to continue doing so.

If All Your Friends Retired, Would You Do It Too?

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.