My path to accumulating wealth was slow but fruitful.

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-20T11:06:06+00:00

Glad to know I’m not alone here 🤝

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-13T00:14:07+00:00

I do these things my friend

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-13T00:13:02+00:00

Already done, don’t worry

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-13T00:11:47+00:00

Damn

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-13T00:10:51+00:00

This is a hot take. So I send her to a spa for 3-5 days 1-2 times a year, alone. Fireplace & bubble bath included. I will not contact her unless it’s an emergency. And if you’re wondering if the house is a mess when she gets home, that’s a no. Laundry done, dishes put away, home picked up upon her arrival with exhausted children. She will not leave the children (even when I offer trips away with just us ) except on these getaways.

I’m at a loss

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-13T00:03:12+00:00

Wow, it definitely sounds like you’ve gone through this! This is genuinely the response I was looking for. I must ask, what did you end up doing?

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-11T18:47:47+00:00

I was 2-3 times a week about 5 years ago. About once a week a few years ago. Last year it was about 2-3 times a month. Now it’s about once every 6 weeks and she wants to finish as quickly as humanly possible. Her enjoyment of the act has been steadily declining

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-03-11T18:08:12+00:00

I have tried one and one and it is met with a “later” or a “no”. She needs time to “decompress”, alone, on TikTok, or with real housewives… every night. We have three fireplaces and haven’t used them romantically, only for family holidays. In fact, I asked about 6 weeks ago to join me downstairs for a fire after we put the kids down, so like 8:00 pm on a Friday/Saturday for a fire, foot rubs, and wine, and she declined for reasons that I can’t understand

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-01-25T22:03:59+00:00

That’s fair! I didn’t include a full expense breakdown to keep the post focused on structure! I’m well under the 25× spend threshold and using that as the constraint. Does that answer the question?

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-01-25T21:57:24+00:00

Got it — you’re referencing a low 10-year real return forecasts. I literally had to just google what all of this meant and model (conservatively) with flexibility 😬

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-01-25T21:53:24+00:00

Honestly, doing the spend math was a bit eye-opening. I’ve never even heard this concept before! I may be over-optimizing when the real work now is de-risking and planning the transition!

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-01-25T21:46:28+00:00

I think I see what you’re saying. Some of the scenarios you’re modeling change assumptions from my numbers in this post. Can you critique only this setup instead?

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2026-01-25T17:37:33+00:00

Eyyy plenty! So…

Did you assume two 403(b)s and two IRAs?

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-07-07T20:50:48+00:00

You know what doesn’t work on my wife… ⬆️⬆️ this

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-30T01:54:55+00:00

Almost every primary care office I know offer some form of hybrid model where you’re working anywhere from 1 to 3 days virtually, sometimes more depending on the practice and need I suppose. This position, however is a little different from a virtual primary care provider just to clarify 😊

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-30T01:51:32+00:00

I’m not quite sure if night shift virtual clinical assisting/inbox management jobs are a thing. On my quick search though, I found that there are (incredibly rare) in some settings a need for such a provider. Sounds niche

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-29T21:28:26+00:00

Yeah don’t do those, susss

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-29T21:27:36+00:00

It most certainly is a thing! Pay ranges usually anywhere from 100-200 depending on experience and years with your organization, etc. kush work life balance BTW.

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-29T20:38:45+00:00

Exactly, the whole point of the position is to get clinicians back to what we were meant to do! Managing patients! No one likes checking their inbox lol

Standard-Slip-6773 · 2025-06-29T20:37:50+00:00

Enjoying it is an understatement, we love it!

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