A female primary care physician opines on money, travel, fitness, and other topics to be determined
In my mad dash to catch up on blog posts after my vacation, I read one post (not 100% sure where) about changes to retirement contributions, starting in 2026.
Apparently, it’s now time to deal with Secure 2.0, which requires that “catch-up contributions” for retirement made by high-earners be post-tax.
What does that mean for me?
Continue reading “New Retirement Account Decisions”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #362, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I’ve started Wednesday W’s as a way to give short updates of how I use my (new) extra day off per week. I am curious about what I will do with that extra day, and think blogging about it might prompt me to make sure I take advantage of it.
Continue reading “Wednesday W #10”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #361, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #360, Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”I’ve started Wednesday W’s as a way to give short updates of how I use my (new) extra day off per week. I am curious about what I will do with that extra day, and think blogging about it might prompt me to make sure I take advantage of it.
Continue reading “Wednesday W #9”I read many blog posts each day. They mostly focus on personal finance, but also on minimalism and travel . Here are some of my favorite posts I read in September.
Continue reading “My Favorite Posts By Other People, September 2025”I have been keeping track of my exercise every Friday for nearly 7 years, and plan to continue doing so.
Since the pandemic started, I have been keeping track of “firsts,” and more lately, I have been trying to note good things (“fabulousness”). It’s a good way to pay attention and not let life slide by.
Continue reading “Fitness Log #359, And Friday Firsts And Fabulousness”On October 1, 2018, I published my first “real” post on this blog, making this my blog’s 7th birthday.
Happy Blogiversary to me!
Today seems like a good time to reflect on this last year of blogging.
Continue reading “Happy Blogiversary To Me, 2025”I wrote in July about deciding to spend a bit more.
The rationale: if I have hit my FIRE number, but am still working, I can loosen the purse strings and maybe enjoy my money a bit more.
Then I spent a ton in July, and a good bit more in August.
The July spending took care of some overdue purchases (like a usable computer, and new carpeting), and some splurges (fancier plane tickets for an upcoming vacation). I felt pretty good about these purchases.
In August, our spending was mostly about traveling a little fancier, and I didn’t feel so comfortable with the cash outflow.
It seems learning to enjoy spending more, but not too much more, is something I need to work on.
So, how did September go in this regard?
Continue reading “Month 3 Of Spending More”