Most Doctors are Financially Illiterate

Many physicians I know are struggling to make ends meet while making several hundred thousand dollars per year. Despite growing incomes, their savings rates remain extremely low due to ever increasing expenses. What they do manage to save, they turn over to...
Hedonic Adaptation

Hedonic Adaptation

You will become used to all of the positive things in your life. You will take for granted your job, bigger house, new car and even your family. Some call this human nature while others use more scientific terms like hedonic adaptation (HA). Simply stated, hedonic...
Is Adversity Good?

Is Adversity Good?

I have been thinking a lot about adversity lately. Is it good? Is it to be avoided? What happens when we don’t have enough or have too much? I grew up thinking, like many others,  that nirvana or a state of bliss is a challenge/struggle free existence. We work...