Recent content by ChiDO

I think there would be a mass exodus from the site when that happens. WCI used to come in this website occasionally.. I couldn't @ his usual tag 🤷

It's important to show growth (in knowledge and skills) during your rotations.

What campaigning? Trump is going to be stuck in a New York courtroom and Biden will be locked in the basement of the White House.

The polls state the economy is "bad" under Biden. The economy and immigration are top concerns for voters. If the election is today, Biden is toast. "Only 22% of Black Americans, 13% of Hispanics, and 18% of young adults believe that they are better off financially today than they were a year...

I use personal capital. Does a decent job to give a snapshot of what I need to see. We don't budget. We just spend when we have to and when we want something bigger, we have a discussion and decide what to do. But life is expensive and getting more so. I just ordered door dash for office lunch...

I thought Reno would have been a cool place to practice, but one of the Reno private practice ortho groups is/was anti DO when I was on the interview trail. The secretary emailed me and said that I couldn't be hired because I had to be board certified by the MD board only (my DO board...

Chase sapphire reserve for travel and restaurants Chase freedom for everyday (transfer points to CSR) Costco visa for gas Amex blue preferred for groceries (6%) Amazon for Amazon

A Your 35 yo debt free, stress free self will thank you

Vanguard ran a projection for me and said when my wife hits 100 yo, we should have anywhere between 250m-900m... 🤣 Guess it's possible with 65+ years or returns. 🤷

I'd like to able to FIRE from medicine at 50 if necessary (or phone it in and become an employed Dr and do the minimal). Currently <40, on pace.

I love looking at real estate in San Francisco or random ritzy areas like Naples, FL. $80m 5k sqft house, $3m 1200 Sq ft house, $1m 600sq ft shack... It's insanity. Move to flyover country or Arizona or Texas , make the same or more and expenses are 80% cheaper.

Depends. I'm in private practice and I hustled hard before we had kids. I took 200 days of call from my partners. Took home an extra $200k because of it and established my practice early. I work hard but do get done earlier in the day with efficiency. That depends on your skill and the...

I sold my bonds from last year and just bought new ones this month.

Vacationing is expensive. 1 week in Disney is $10-20k in 2022. Help grandkids private school, help subsidize vacations, help with down payments, weddings, ect.

DFA funds are typically harder for novice investors to get into and understand. Thus, again, dump money into the us stock index fund of your choosing at one of the big brokerages.