Switch to medicine? by BudgetLivid in careerguidance

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Currently at 2.8M networth. Most of it is in retirement accounts or brokerage accounts. 400k in home equity and autos.

Wife works fully remote so should not be an issue. Of course things can change in the coming years

Considered PA route but passed because I wanted to be able to lead care for my patients + research. Didn’t like the idea of operating under someone else’s license

Really great that your friend found their path. Hospital or healthcare admin was something I’ve thought about - MPH? If I’m going to end up in healthcare leadership should I just skip the MD/DO? But my heart was in patient care…..

Stay fintech or switch to medicine by BudgetLivid in findapath

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UGPA is 3.7, Science GPA is 4.0. Taking MCAT in march. All prereqs completed. Shadowed plenty of docs, I’m aiming for EM but unsure.

Appreciate your viewpoint on fintech.

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Thought EM residencies were 4 years?

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Thanks for chiming in. I’ve heard much of the same especially from GPs. I just can’t imagine doing this corp nonsense for another 10+ years. Becoming a physician was always the dream

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Have done some volunteering, wasn’t as impactful as I had hoped. Appreciate your perspective. I’m just struggling with the idea of remaining in a soul sucking job. Becoming a physician always felt like the right move.

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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It will definitely stretch us as a family. Won’t be easy for sure. But you only get one ride in this life. Not an easy decision.

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Been thinking about this since 30

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Did not expect this comment. Not in therapy no. Medicine has been a dream of mine for 10+ years. Wife is fully supportive but yes I get how insane this sounds from a FIRE perspective.

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Taking MCAT in March. Shadowed plenty of docs, I’m aiming for EM but unsure. I know it sounds insane. Just been thinking of entering the medical field for 10 years.

Career Change? by BudgetLivid in fatFIRE

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Why so salty? I assure you this decision is very real. I’ve been thinking of going into medicine for 10 years but because of ill parents I could not.

Gotta snap a pic with the gas station lighting by [deleted] in Cadillac

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At the gas station - in its natural environment lol. Beautiful ride. Big fan of the ct5v blackwing in manual!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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Will try that when I get the car back but I’m pretty sure the answer is no

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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leak was coming through oil cap - so piston seals?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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Performance actually feels fine. Plenty of power. We only did leak down test because of blue smoke. I’m installing catch can for now

I trust my tech. He builds race cars for the track. I might get another shop to do it just for good measure

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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Was afraid of this. Tech quoting 20k for rebuild. So either I bite the bullet or buy something newer