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Stop saving for retirement, start saving for financial independence

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Retirement planning is a multi-billion dollar industry. If you are conscientious enough to save, there’s a good chance you are saving for retirement. Have you asked yourself, Why? Is retirement the right goal for you, or just a cultural norm that has been accepted prima facie? I think it’s time to stop saving for retirement and start saving for financial independence. In this…

Rethinking retirement

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I wrote this in 2017 when our family hit a financial milestone of early financial independence. It triggered a re-evaluation of medicine, what we wanted for our family, and how we thought about our future. Dave is a young, bright, hard-working guy who just finished high school. He has all the tools for success. But what is that? The standard…

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