Physician In Numbers – Page 57 – A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined

Investing Step Minus-1

Last month, someone contacted me about discussing personal finance with the residents. That’s still up in the air, but I thought it might be a good idea to start preparing.

Just because I am a doctor, and encourage patients every day to exercise, doesn’t mean that I don’t have my own issues with getting sufficient exercise. Long hours, tiring days, family obligations, illness: they are all stumbling blocks, no matter what your occupation.

I have been recording my exercise weekly, mostly to keep myself accountable for reaching my goal (sometimes this works, sometimes I miss). If anyone reads this, I hope they will take this as encouragement to keep going, acknowledgement that it isn’t always easy.

7 Good Things

Sometimes I feel like I’m writing about things that aren’t going as well as I might hope. Or I am wrestling with problems I haven’t figured out yet.

Today (I’m writing on a Saturday), I had a surprisingly lovely morning. I didn’t have to travel far, and it didn’t cost much. As I reflected further, I realized I had a pretty good week, and maybe it’s worth remembering that and figuring out how to enjoy more of what I already have.

A Financial SOAP Note

All day long, I see people with problems, and use the SOAP note (1) to document the visit and, quite frankly, help me organize my thoughts. I thought I might apply it to a financial problem and see how it goes.

CC: I have a bonus coming and I don’t know what to do with it.

Fitness Log #50

Happy Blogiversary To Me

One year ago on October 1, I posted my first “real” blog post, about my Roth IRA from residency, and just kept going. I’m excited to have managed a whole year of blogging, three posts a week, with just a few gaps.

I wasn’t sure quite what to expect after one year, but I would say I am pretty excited about how things have turned out so far.

Becoming a Breadwinner

One of the toughest financial transitions I have made over the years was becoming a breadwinner for a family.

Fitness Log #49

Future Me, September Follow Up

At the end of October 2018, I wrote about 10 Steps to Future Me. I was a bit worried that I would be cutting back on work but frittering away that extra time. Those 10 steps were meant to clarify my personal goals: improving myself, and/or finding new activities to give my life some purpose other than medicine.

What Really Happens When You Try to Pay Off Your Mortgage

A blow-by-blow account. Mostly. With optional musical accompaniment.