One of the very first goals of our family shortly after we were married was to save as much of our excess income as we could in an emergency fund. Our goal was to have about 6 months of living expenses, which for us was about $25,000. We never actually reached this goal but we [...]
Here is another VERY, VERY Late post. May was another less than stellar month for our alternative income streams. It was due to multiple reasons, the most important of which is my resistance to taking any extreme risks in the name of increased returns. Here are the results for the month ending May 31st 2008: [...]
We had an unremarkable April in our alternative income endeavors. Thanks to Google Adsense, we were able to add an extra $0.97 to our alternative income earnings. Here are the results for the month ending April 30th: My thoughts for the month: My quest for alternative income has slowed to a crawl as my residency [...]
Sorry for the delay, Here is the data from 2 months ago. The life of a resident may appear glamorous on TV with shows such as ER and Grey’s Anatomy embellishing the drama. However, the real reason this post is late is the combination of our 5 month old at home and lots of call [...]
February is well behind us and the calender is telling me that we are half way through March. I finally managed to drag myself out of the hospital and crunch our numbers for last month. To state it plainly: Nothing Impressive The economy is hitting the skids and the Fed dropping rates quicker than I [...]
Since working for your money has become quite passe, I figured this would be an interesting metric for our family to begin to follow. I cannot take credit for the idea. There are many individuals that have spent the time and energy to develop a well diversified source of income for themselves outside of their [...]
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I'm a 30y/o medical resident on a quest to prove that higher education is still financially worth it.
