Thank you very much. I was very lucky to encounter many incredibly skilled health care professionals in this arena, who had all decided the nobility of the mission was more important than money. I hear so many stories these days from people who had bad healthcare related experiences. Sadly it seems far too often the “care” has disappeared from healthcare. But thankfully much less so on the clinical side versus the business/administrative end.
I retired 3 years ago at 68 after decades as a family physician. As you know, primary care docs not uncommonly see the Porsches and Jaguars belonging to the specialists, and there is often quite a bit of jealousy (particularly given the current workload of people in primary care). I worked for 7 years in a FQHC serving the homeless and indigent. That experience gave me a wonderful perspective, and every day when I left work i realized exactly how fortunate I was. The comparison game indeed is where people compromise their happiness. God commanded that we not covet for our own good!
That magnificent article is thought provoking in so many ways. But on the lighter note, thank you for bringing much needed attention to the great French fries quandary. I‘m very fortunate that I can routinely choose the healthy option. But this is solely due to my wife invariably ordering fries, which I know she will not finish.
You’re very smart to take that approach, and have that self discipline. So many don’t. And sadly many sell and cement their losses. As Buffet said years ago (and I paraphrase), “Why is nobody buying, everything is on sale?”.
Yet another fantastic article, Jonathan. For many years I’ve revered your insight. Your take on market dips just makes perfect sense. There inevitably are rebounds, yet so many become fearful to buy. I’m sure virtually everyone on this forum has benefited from staying the course and employing dollar cost averaging approaches. Just don’t check your portfolio for a while! (Easier to do that while you’re still working.) The paradox is that rationality and irrationality of the market. Years ago a radio piece I was listening to in the car mentioned a stock had dropped after beating expectations. The explanation-it hadn’t beaten them by enough. I‘m still incapable of wrapping my head around that.
Truly excellent advice. In this season of Thanksgiving I agree that #11 is vital. I’ve always felt if a person can‘t pause to count their blessings they actually don’t have any. I’m a huge believer in the power of gratitude!
These days I’m scared to death to click on nearly any link. It’s really disturbing that the scammers have created so much justifiable distrust in all of us.
That’s a very entertaining article, Catherine. I suspect many of us have had jobs where we typically could not directly visualize what we had done. Thus a DIY project provides amazing gratification as we can see the before and after of what we have accomplished. Developing new skills, often with the assistance of YTU (You Tube University) allows us to continue to grow. Another common trait of readers here is frugality. As the charges of trade people seem to escalate more rapidly than general inflation, DIY jobs become more attractive. My observation has been that the newer and larger the truck of the contractor is, the higher the quoted price.
Dick, perhaps $8 invested in a hammer (to gently tap them on the head!) could have provided an enormous return on investment. I’m sure there were times you contemplated it!
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Thank you very much. I was very lucky to encounter many incredibly skilled health care professionals in this arena, who had all decided the nobility of the mission was more important than money. I hear so many stories these days from people who had bad healthcare related experiences. Sadly it seems far too often the “care” has disappeared from healthcare. But thankfully much less so on the clinical side versus the business/administrative end.
Post: Why We Struggle
Link to comment from January 4, 2025
I retired 3 years ago at 68 after decades as a family physician. As you know, primary care docs not uncommonly see the Porsches and Jaguars belonging to the specialists, and there is often quite a bit of jealousy (particularly given the current workload of people in primary care). I worked for 7 years in a FQHC serving the homeless and indigent. That experience gave me a wonderful perspective, and every day when I left work i realized exactly how fortunate I was. The comparison game indeed is where people compromise their happiness. God commanded that we not covet for our own good!
Post: Why We Struggle
Link to comment from January 4, 2025
That magnificent article is thought provoking in so many ways. But on the lighter note, thank you for bringing much needed attention to the great French fries quandary. I‘m very fortunate that I can routinely choose the healthy option. But this is solely due to my wife invariably ordering fries, which I know she will not finish.
Post: Why We Struggle
Link to comment from January 4, 2025
You’re very smart to take that approach, and have that self discipline. So many don’t. And sadly many sell and cement their losses. As Buffet said years ago (and I paraphrase), “Why is nobody buying, everything is on sale?”.
Post: Sharing Lessons
Link to comment from December 14, 2024
Yet another fantastic article, Jonathan. For many years I’ve revered your insight. Your take on market dips just makes perfect sense. There inevitably are rebounds, yet so many become fearful to buy. I’m sure virtually everyone on this forum has benefited from staying the course and employing dollar cost averaging approaches. Just don’t check your portfolio for a while! (Easier to do that while you’re still working.) The paradox is that rationality and irrationality of the market. Years ago a radio piece I was listening to in the car mentioned a stock had dropped after beating expectations. The explanation-it hadn’t beaten them by enough. I‘m still incapable of wrapping my head around that.
Post: Sharing Lessons
Link to comment from December 14, 2024
Truly excellent advice. In this season of Thanksgiving I agree that #11 is vital. I’ve always felt if a person can‘t pause to count their blessings they actually don’t have any. I’m a huge believer in the power of gratitude!
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Link to comment from November 23, 2024
These days I’m scared to death to click on nearly any link. It’s really disturbing that the scammers have created so much justifiable distrust in all of us.
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And it’s really hard to beat pressure washing!
Post: Household Affairs
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That’s a very entertaining article, Catherine. I suspect many of us have had jobs where we typically could not directly visualize what we had done. Thus a DIY project provides amazing gratification as we can see the before and after of what we have accomplished. Developing new skills, often with the assistance of YTU (You Tube University) allows us to continue to grow. Another common trait of readers here is frugality. As the charges of trade people seem to escalate more rapidly than general inflation, DIY jobs become more attractive. My observation has been that the newer and larger the truck of the contractor is, the higher the quoted price.
Post: Household Affairs
Link to comment from November 23, 2024
Dick, perhaps $8 invested in a hammer (to gently tap them on the head!) could have provided an enormous return on investment. I’m sure there were times you contemplated it!
Post: Confusing Ourselves
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