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Posted onJuly 22, 2026Strength

Review of Starting Strength

I have always gone to the gym, played hockey, and ran whenever the weather was nice. As a result, I built a decent frame and…

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Posted onJuly 13, 2026Finance

A Thought on Coast FIRE – Creating Your Own Raise

As the announcement of our annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) approaches, I’ve found myself thinking through the possible outcomes. It’ll likely land somewhere between…

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Posted onJuly 7, 2026Health

My First Powerlifting Meet

I have now spent a little over a year training and competing in powerlifting. After several years of spinning my wheels without making any meaningful…

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Posted onJuly 3, 2026General

Why I Took a $20,000 Pay Cut

On the financial independence track, where does happiness come in? When should we slow our portfolio growth to focus on lifestyle? I don’t think there…

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Posted onJuly 1, 2026Hikes

Our Financial Process

As we graduated and entered the workforce, a recurring piece of advice we received from friends and family was to budget. The version they were…

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Posted onJune 30, 2026Finance

Maybe It’s Not The Latte

The latte factor is the idea that if you spend 5 dollars every day on a drive-through coffee, you are losing around 150 dollars a…

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Posted onJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026General

The Progress You Don’t See

It is the things we do every day, not necessarily the things we measure, that we excel at. Frequency matters, but so does duration. If…

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Posted onJanuary 3, 2024Hikes

A reduced schedule; an answer to work life balance?

Medicine is a field that has been plagued with “burn out”. While it has become increasingly clear that any field has its fair share, this…

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Posted onOctober 1, 2023Hikes

How I paid off my student loans in 2 years (and why!)

I am nearing my 2 year work anniversary and last month I was able to completely pay off my student loans. In total, I graduated…

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Posted onJuly 2, 2023Finance

Net Worth July 2023

Net Worth: 71,800 Checking: 1,000 Savings: 40,500 403(b): 54,500 IRA: 19,800 Student Loans: 44,000 As of July 2023, I am worth $71,800. Since my last…

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