There I was, a newly-minted intern, hanging out with my fellow newly-minted interns. Somehow the discussion turned to retirement accounts–I swear, it wasn’t I who introduced the topic!– and V. says that his dad recommended he put money away for retirement. His dad had done so during his residency, and still had that money in its own account. It wasn’t much, but he told V. it was enough “to buy coffee when he retired.”