Category: Money

Used Biking Gear and Other April Spending

Used Biking Gear and Other April Spending

Holy cow it’s mid-May! So it’s well past time to sum up what we spent in April.

A quick reminder: these spending reports are an effort to keep myself accountable to the idea that doctors do not have to spend a totally ridiculous amount of money to live well and love life. And while many people are happy to acknowledge that doctors over-spend, very few doctors are actually up for sharing their personal spending (not that I blame them – putting all this out there in public is an odd experience). That being said, we’re big believers in transparency. As a bonus, looking at our spending this critically makes us really have to evaluate if we’re putting our money where our values are.

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The Financial Life of a Computer Engineer

The Financial Life of a Computer Engineer

Our guest post today is from an awesome computer engineer who agreed to share some interesting financial, schooling, work, and investment details from his life so our young people can have a real-life story to consider when contemplating career choices. 

In case you were concerned that our guest-poster is a boring and out of shape nerd who spends his days indoors hunched over a keyboard, you should know that in addition to already kicking ass at personal financial management at the tender age of 28, Mr. Computer Engineer has completed over 10 long-distance running races, summited every single one of the 54 14ers in Colorado, and traveled all over the world to hike, climb, and ski. The photos in this post are his. 

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The Magic of the Non-Budget

The Magic of the Non-Budget

Let me say right off the bat that budgets can be great. Many people find success in their personal financial lives through meticulous budgeting. There are also many different types and varieties of budgeting strategies out there, so there may very well be one that will work amazingly well for your unique financial needs. None of this is intended to talk you out of budgeting if it is something that works for you.

However, I’m finding that not all people who are excited about personal finance are equally excited about traditional budgeting – myself and my husband included.

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What Does it Cost to Take a Family to Europe?

What Does it Cost to Take a Family to Europe?

The Iberian Blitz

When my brother moved to Spain to teach English, my family – having never been to Spain – naturally decided we had to go visit.  Soon some other family members decided to join, and then some good friends did too. Our plans exploded into a giant complex mess of twelve people’s ideas and expectations, which after several hundred email exchanges somehow resulted in airplane tickets and lodging reservations and then, against all odds, culminated in a trip that was an absolute blast.

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