Recent content by michelle

Yes and no. And by that I mean sort of, but not really. That question sounds like the beginning of a moral dilemma for debate in an ethics seminar. ;) More accurate, IMO, might be to ask "How much is your time worth?" We are lucky to ask ourselves such a question as many unemployed would...

I saw it a couple times; A great point was made about the income relative to our existing NW. None of the options would be particularly enticing if our NW was 100 million (which sadly it is not). This year's income will be about 8% of our NW after tax if it was all saved. That's quite a...

I respect the purists point of view of leaving work as soon as FI is achieved, but the situation is rather more nuanced, IMO as I worked many years for much less than I currently earn. I feel very fortunate to find myself in a much different situation starting in 2016 and again this year. We...

Sorry, it's not meant to be a how much do you make poll, but rather how much would make you think twice about leaving your current job. The numbers are intentionally higher than an average worker's yearly pay.

Thanks!

No, it is an all-or-none situation...at least at the current pay. I could try to find some work outside of the current situation, but it would be at a fraction of the remuneration (less than half, maybe less than one third) and only spotty work, mostly in the summer, at spring break, and at...

I should have included the purist option "no amount is/would have been too large to keep me from my FIRE dream", but now I don't think I can edit the poll.

We are essentially FI, but in our 40's, so likely many surprises down the road, financially speaking. Our incomes are good, but mine especially and just recently. I am now in the heart of my career where few things surprise me anymore and I can get through the work without much drama or...

Interesting replies. It would seem that for some, the mere presence of a sizable bankroll is enough to bring them pleasure. Perhaps we could take the logic further and suggest that those who have accumulated substantial assets derive more pleasure from their net worth than spending the money...

Thank you to each and everyone that has responded. The information is very valuable to me, and has given me many ideas on how I can improve on this difficult conversation. Some of you have highlighted some of the obviously poor techniques that some MD's use to deliver bad news. Unfortunately...

Thanks for the advice. While I think I am getting better at this, I do have the tendency to try to say too much....too much detail about the pathology. Perhaps it is human nature to want to keep talking.

Asking the patient in advance is a really good idea. So often the news is not bad though, so it might seem like a fairly morbid question to ask everyone before I know what is really going on. I have found that there are a fair number, like you, that don't want all the sympathy dance and sugar...

I have a question for the intelligent folks on this board. I often have to break bad news to a patient. We are not really "trained" for this in medical school, and most doctors develop their own style after watching several of their preceptors during residency training. For those that have...

I suppose some will undoubtedly have IQ to spare. However the average among us may need to cling to all the points we have been issued. ;)

From the article cited above: So even thinking about and planning for early retirement affects our mental capacity. By extension, even for those of us still working, spending time surfing the ER forum makes us less engaged and stupider.:o