The sun is rising on the horizon as we look forward to the first lag of our 4.3 month mini-retirement. TheFrugalDoctor can’t help but ponder what the next few months are going to bring. TheHandsomeSurfer… Mini-retirement is finally here!
In January 2013 TheFrugalDoctor bought their very ever first car for $23800. I paid cash for it. I delayed the buying of the car by a whole year. During internship I used to be get… Opportunity cost: my $23 800 car cost me $159 900?
When I started the journey of building wealth. I remember in my first year of working as an intern trying to get financial advice. Some advisors would say come back when you have six figures… Should I pay for financial advice?
I have asked myself many times whether I should pay off the mortgage, invest or do both? Why buy a home? I wanted a place to call my own, a place to put roots down.… Should I pay off the mortgage or invest?
Semi-retired at 40? It was not always like this. I used to be at the mercy of the hospital or clinic roster. I not only wanted to be a medical doctor but I wanted to… How do I live life on my own terms?
How much is enough wealth? How much is enough health? How much is enough time? How much is enough love? How much is enough to survive? How much is enough to thrive? Enough is feeling… How much is enough?
Travel and die with zero whilst building those memory dividends.
I am naturally a saver, it might be that the the eight years as a poor student have a part to play. As a medical student we had about 32 contact hours in lectures/tutorials. Outside… Savings rate
I first came across the concept of pay yourself first in The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape in 2016. At that time I was saving for a house deposit, I had an online savings account… Pay myself first