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Podcast Episode

  • Post author:Dr. FIREfly
  • Post published:October 20, 2025
  • Post category:Life/Medicine/Personal Finance
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...so you can hear me too, not just read my thoughts. Not sure if that's a good thing, lol!

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Dr. FIREfly Calculations

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  • Post published:September 5, 2025
  • Post category:Life/Medicine/Personal Finance
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Hello again! As promised from the previous post, here's a breakdown of my current FI strategy.4% RuleMy initial excitement earlier this summer is based on running the numbers through the…

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Early Career Physician…Looking at Retirement

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  • Post published:August 28, 2025
  • Post category:Life/Medicine/Personal Finance
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It’s been a mere eight years since starting along the FI(RE) path. I remember discovering FIRE in my PGY3 year (ah, PGY2 and 3 in a five-year program. It felt…

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The Elusive Work-Life Balance

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  • Post published:April 9, 2024
  • Post category:Life/Medicine/Personal Finance
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A year and a half between posts is a long time.It started with trying to return my writing focus to fiction after a long hiatus that lasted through undergrad, medical…

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The First Quarter of Staff Life

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  • Post published:November 7, 2021
  • Post category:Life/Medicine/Personal Finance
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Reflections on how the first three months of being a fully fledged physician have been. And the unexpected surprises.

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Milestones of FI Update

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  • Post published:November 15, 2020
  • Post category:Personal Finance
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A quick update on Dr. FIREfly's current state of affairs

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Read more about the article Appreciating Your Spending and Therefore Your Wealth: 11 Ways to Reflect on Dollars Gone By

Appreciating Your Spending and Therefore Your Wealth: 11 Ways to Reflect on Dollars Gone By

  • Post author:Dr. FIREfly
  • Post published:December 15, 2019
  • Post category:Personal Finance
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Looking at our spending to increase our appreciation of just how much money has flowed into our lives.

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Read more about the article FIRE Considerations – Health and Help

FIRE Considerations – Health and Help

  • Post author:Dr. FIREfly
  • Post published:November 8, 2019
  • Post category:Life/Personal Finance
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Addressing one of many curveballs that can throw FIRE plans for a loop.

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FIRE: The Two Player Game

  • Post author:Dr. FIREfly
  • Post published:August 3, 2019
  • Post category:Life/Personal Finance
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All is fair in love and FIRE. Part 1 of a two-part series on talking with your partner about FIRE.

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Read more about the article YOLO! Bring on the Financial FOMO

YOLO! Bring on the Financial FOMO

  • Post author:Dr. FIREfly
  • Post published:July 6, 2019
  • Post category:Life/Personal Finance
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What do YOLO and FOMO have to do with financial independence? Lots, actually!

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