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    Retirement Planning for Doctors: Unlocking the Golden Egg of Early Retirement

    A strategic approach to saving and investing can mean the difference between working well into your 60s and 70s versus living life on your own terms. Whether you want to hang up your white coat early or just want to comfortably cut back hours, doctors have more retirement planning options than...
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    Dentist Retirement Planning: How to Map a Solid Strategy for Your Golden Years Today

    Dentists generally earn high salaries and have a unique industry where owning a practice is the norm. They also report moderate-to-high job satisfaction overall, particularly for specialists. But just because you enjoy your job doesn’t necessarily mean you want to grind away well into your 70s...
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    Secure Act 2.0 Transforms Debt into Retirement Wealth: Pros and Cons

    In 2022, Congress passed an expansion of the 2019 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act, known as The Secure Act 2.0. It aimed to bolster retirement readiness among Americans. Section 110 of the legislation includes a novel provision that addresses the specific challenges student loan...
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    Why Resident Physicians Shouldn’t Worry About Retirement Contributions

    After working your way through medical school and the grueling hours of residency or fellowship, facing 80-hour weeks and 24-hour shifts, the idea of retirement planning might seem almost laughable. You’re earning a PGY salary that amounts to around 20% to 35% of what you’ll receive in your...
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    At Least 10 Things That Went Wrong In Java

    One thing you quickly learn when traveling around third world countries is that they play by an entirely different set of rules than what you’re used to. Routine motions like going from A to B or making simple transactions can be frustrating enough to make you want to punch a durian. Frugal...
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    When a 30-Something Travels With Young Backpackers

    There wasn’t any deliberation process when I decided to respond to a post on the Melbourne Backpacker facebook group offering a place on a roadtrip and camping adventure to Wilsons Promontory. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post When a 30-Something Travels With...
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    How Was Your Weekend? (The Digital Nomad Edition)

    “How was your weekend?”, asks every king and queen of Small Talk who happens to engage me in a conversation on a Sunday night or Monday. Weekends have meant nothing to me since I left the corporate world 1.5 years ago, so I don’t know how to answer this question anymore. Frugal Frolicker...
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    A Rough Welcome to the Philippines

    I’ve done enough traveling to know what works and what doesn’t for me, and you know what I’ve realized in recent years? The thing that causes me the most stress is getting from A to B. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post A Rough Welcome to the Philippines...
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    5 Killer Sights I’ve Managed To Miss While Traveling

    Over the course of my 13 years of traveling, I’ve oscillated from one end of the travel planning spectrum to the other. I’ve meticulously planned trips to the point where every single accommodation and each required train ride was booked months in advance of my arrival (e.g. Frugal Frolicker...
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    That Time My Drone Ran Away

    This article may contain affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase using these links, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting Frugal Frolicker! Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post That Time My Drone Ran Away...
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    What To Do When Sh*t Hits The Fan On Your Trip

    I just wrapped up a 10-day road trip around the Eyre Peninsula, a part of South Australia you don’t really hear much about. It’s definitely not a tourist hotspot – and though it deserves to be visited and raved about, I’m kind of glad it’s a hidden gem. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor...
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    2014, Come At Me!

    OH MY GOSH IT’S 2014 TOMORROW!! As glorious and exciting as 2013 was for me, I’m ready to ring in a new year. While this year was a transition year for me, 2014 is shaping up to be a year of growth and stability (gasp!). Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post 2014...
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    Life After Oz: Where To Next?

    Welp, the moment I’ve been dreading is finally upon me: my year on the Australian Work & Holiday Visa is almost over. I knew before I even stepped foot on the Canberra Airport tarmac on Day 1 that I wouldn’t want to leave this country. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures...
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    Frugal Frolicker Turns 5 Years Old!

    I’ve never made a fuss over this blog’s birthday before, but I feel like 5 years is a pretty big deal so you know what? Let’s celebrate Frugal Frolicker’s 5th birthday! Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post Frugal Frolicker Turns 5 Years Old! appeared first on...
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    That Time I Got Stranded In Canberra

    The first time I flew to Australia, in 2006, I went from Hartford to Chicago to Los Angeles to Sydney. This took about 2.5 days longer than it should have due to a delayed flight and a missed connection. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post That Time I Got...
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    Why I’ll Never Fly Jetstar Airways Again

    This article on Why I’ll Never Fly Jetstar Airways Again may contain affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase using these links, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Frugal Frolicker specializes in outdoor travel adventures. The post Why I’ll Never Fly Jetstar...
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    22 Of My Most Ridiculous Travel Selfies

    While rummaging through my image archives recently, I rediscovered some real selfie gems taken on my travels over the past 8 years. I’ve never shared most of these, because let’s be real: we live in an insta-world where there’s only room for the highlight reel. Frugal Frolicker specializes in...
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    How To Keep Updated On My Travel Adventures!

    Today’s the day! I’m about to leave for the airport – tonight I’ll be on a plane sittin’ pretty in Business/First Class (thank you, air miles). Not to brag, or anything ;) I fly out of Newark at 6:45pm on Feb 4, travel via Zurich and Bangkok, and arrive in Kathmandu some 30 hours later on Feb 6...
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    48 hours in Brighton

    Winter or summer, Brighton with its historic pier, stunning blue flag beach plus rich street art scene , buzzing galleries and live music bars plusdiverse gastronomy scene to boot, makes it a great place for a short break. Here is my guide to how to spend 48 hours in Brighton, one of the last...
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    Back to the roots: A culinary pilgrimage in Vorarlberg

    “We have always had a poor man’s cuisine, working the land and trying to cook with very simple ingredients—potatoes, meats and cheese, Riebel. I think it’s from this necessity comes our innovation.” Guerrino Longhinop As a child of a migrant, food and identity have always been a topic that I...

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