https://www.physicianonfire.com Financial Independence. Retire Early. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.physicianonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/png-icon-warna-cmyk-96x96.png https://www.physicianonfire.com 32 32 https://www.physicianonfire.com/electric-vehicle-the-new-doctor-car/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/electric-vehicle-the-new-doctor-car/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 17:44:57 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90356 I was moved to write today by the Ferrari “Luce,” an electronic model from the luxury sports car manufacturer. Ferrari ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/electric-vehicle-the-new-doctor-car/feed/ 0 90356 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-24-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-24-2026/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 07:55:31 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90346 Nurse practitioner is now the hottest job in healthcare. Employers are clamoring for workers who can do doctor-like work but ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-24-2026/feed/ 0 90346 https://www.physicianonfire.com/finance-books-doctors/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/finance-books-doctors/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 18:38:29 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90322 In a decade’s worth of training, not a single hour was expended to teach you how a 401(k) works, what ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/finance-books-doctors/feed/ 0 90322 https://www.physicianonfire.com/travel-destinations-retired-physicians/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/travel-destinations-retired-physicians/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 15:26:26 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90294 A common retirement game plan for physicians goes something like this: sell the lake house, buy a condo in Scottsdale, ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/travel-destinations-retired-physicians/feed/ 2 90294 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-17-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-17-2026/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 13:34:42 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90289 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published cost estimates for April 2026. If you’ve bought anything over the past month, ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-17-2026/feed/ 0 90289 https://www.physicianonfire.com/medicine-is-a-service-business-we-forgot-that/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/medicine-is-a-service-business-we-forgot-that/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 17:03:06 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90283 If you zoom out and look at what physicians actually do, the reality is pretty simple. Doctors are in the ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/medicine-is-a-service-business-we-forgot-that/feed/ 0 90283 https://www.physicianonfire.com/best-time-roth-conversions-physicians/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/best-time-roth-conversions-physicians/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 18:18:16 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90272 Most physicians spend their peak earning years maxing out pre-tax retirement accounts, reducing taxable income, and deferring the tax bill ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/best-time-roth-conversions-physicians/feed/ 4 90272 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-10-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-10-2026/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 07:55:32 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90260 The share of American men in the labor force reached a record low this spring, fueled by baby-boomer retirees and ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-10-2026/feed/ 0 90260 https://www.physicianonfire.com/what-ive-learned-writing-500-blog-posts/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/what-ive-learned-writing-500-blog-posts/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 15:10:59 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90251 As of today, I’ve published 500 blog posts online since January 2017. That’s slightly more than 1 per week. Given ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/what-ive-learned-writing-500-blog-posts/feed/ 1 90251 https://www.physicianonfire.com/10-lessons-star-wars-taught-me-about-retirement-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/10-lessons-star-wars-taught-me-about-retirement-2026/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 13:28:59 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90237 “May the Fourth be with you.” A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a kid sat too ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/10-lessons-star-wars-taught-me-about-retirement-2026/feed/ 0 90237 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-03-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-03-2026/#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 07:55:10 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90227 Working longer is a surefire way to boost one’s financial prospects in retirement, but it’s not always possible. Factors beyond ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-05-03-2026/feed/ 0 90227 https://www.physicianonfire.com/why-saving-the-first-10000-is-critical/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/why-saving-the-first-10000-is-critical/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:05 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90220 When I started working out of college, I had one stream of income. My job. Now that I’m in my ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/why-saving-the-first-10000-is-critical/feed/ 0 90220 https://www.physicianonfire.com/high-income-financial-security/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/high-income-financial-security/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:55:00 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90209 It’s safe to assume that there’s a cardiologist in every major American city who drives a BMW, owns a 4,000-square-foot ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/high-income-financial-security/feed/ 0 90209 https://www.physicianonfire.com/dual-income-physician-planning/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/dual-income-physician-planning/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:37:37 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90201 Dual-physician households want for nothing. In the eyes of the observer, they’ve won the lottery of life. A combined household ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/dual-income-physician-planning/feed/ 0 90201 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-26-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-26-2026/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:55:54 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90193 So many Americans are now responsible for not only building their retirement savings but also deciding how much they should ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-26-2026/feed/ 0 90193 https://www.physicianonfire.com/how-do-you-retire-at-55/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/how-do-you-retire-at-55/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:14:33 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90186 A reader asks: I hate my job. Can you help me retire in 10 years? I’m already 45 years old ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/how-do-you-retire-at-55/feed/ 0 90186 https://www.physicianonfire.com/boats-the-final-boss/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/boats-the-final-boss/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:16:37 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90173 You can tell a lot about a person by how they talk about boats. Some light up like kids in ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/boats-the-final-boss/feed/ 0 90173 https://www.physicianonfire.com/physician-spending-guilt-retirement/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/physician-spending-guilt-retirement/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:41:54 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90161 Physicians have gotten better about entering retirement with serious financial muscle. Yet many still struggle with peace about actually spending ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/physician-spending-guilt-retirement/feed/ 2 90161 https://www.physicianonfire.com/tax-deadline-guide/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/tax-deadline-guide/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:07:13 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90157 Try as we might to be thorough, some things always slip through the cracks. Now, with Tax Day behind us, ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/tax-deadline-guide/feed/ 0 90157 https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-19-2026/ https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-19-2026/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:55:54 +0000 https://www.physicianonfire.com/?p=90151 Early signs are emerging that the energy shock could aid the global spread of renewable power, batteries, electric cars and ... Read more]]> https://www.physicianonfire.com/the-sunday-best-04-19-2026/feed/ 1 90151