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. Life is unpredictable, you never know what is going to happen. Divorce, disability, health issues, child issues, natural disaster, etc....making money while you are still healthy an able seems like an easy decisions. Cause yolo!!!!!? I will not be practicing until 68 or 69. My back hurts and I'm
May 05, 2026
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of people that appreciate you for you. and likewise for the dentist. however erik had pointed out- that it's not healthy to see them as friends. i get some docs do that- but i draw boundaries. it's not healthy to see it that way. Welcome to the internet lol I wonder about that...are patients
April 23, 2026
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, enjoyment from doing dentistry. One of the best dentists in my town, and very nice guy, basically deliberately died in the office. He wasn't very old, maybe 50ish, very very fit, he rode road bicycles and played tennis. Lean, athletic, healthy his whole life (he was a family friend), got colon cancer
May 08, 2026
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and then whatever happens post-passing happens and hopefully you will look down and be happy with the results. If you aren't happy working till the end, then man, you just gotta let go. Based on stats, you don't have much good time left. Maybe you are healthy as can be, but stats are stats. Just my experience
April 28, 2026
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limitations and spend their time training and teaching the younger docs to take over. I think what is really hitting many of us here is the cavernous disconnect between H and his wife re: wanting to continue to work and how it seems he gives her desires for their last few healthy years together ZERO
April 20, 2026
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surgery. glad you are healthy and happy. he is in his 50's. i wouldn't have wanted an older surgeon on my case because i was a super difficult tough case. he worked really hard to get it done perfectly. it took two hours just to get the heart exposed and on bypass. There are too many dentists. We need
April 22, 2026
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insurance costs and it is definitely an issue. My wife and I are both very healthy and we ended up switching to Medishare. We basically self insure and have a 10k deductible. Our monthly premiums are $496. Thanks for sharing the HI info. Is that for each of you or both combined? I think when you have
January 24, 2026
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if you are a billionaire. not healthy enough to enjoy it. Ppl need to wake up that they need to start spending money or they are just leaving it on the table for their heirs. My old man said spending your last dime and then dropping dead is perfect timing. Sounds trite but we only live once
March 01, 2025
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manager is up around 1500 folks I know. I'm glad to be 70 and healthy, I'm forced once a year to delete the dead ones from the contact manager. Back in the day was Act software, switched years ago to Google. Makes life really easy when it's a live calendar for the family now. No merging databases
April 11, 2026
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such as cavities, gum disease will be addressed. Delta Dental of Washington has partnered withto provide virtual dental care services to over 4 million members. This initiative offers 24/7 access to live video consultations, asynchronous photo reviews, and AI-powered SmileScan technology to monitor oral
June 16, 2025
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patients that call because their dentist is recovering from surgery or on vacation or something like that. There are 20 dentists in my immediate area so that shouldn't be hard. I'm going to keep taking more and more vacations. It's not healthy for us to forego vacations because we think need
June 08, 2023
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side. Those she has talked to who have done the same, have ended up hiring multiple MDs/NPs and their practices exploded. They typically are able to charge healthy amounts to sustain that model because the type of patient that is looking for that service sees the value in it. Thanks for sharing your experience, I will pass it along to her to try and light the fire to consider hanging her own shingle.
August 21, 2023
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the ride along the way! Heard too many horror stories of something coming up medically soon after retirement and people can't enjoy all they saved up. I'd rather take an extra trip here and there while I'm young and healthy and work an extra year. I am definitely taking extra trips and going to do stuff
January 23, 2026
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have healthy boundaries and realistic expectations for themselves. When they encounter problems, they always see that they can create a solution. Those of us in group 2 are the ones who really create our own suffering. We care so much for our patients, and we genuinely want the best outcomes
April 01, 2021
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. Have you even tried to sell it? Thanks for all of your great input. Ill keep you posted! = Hope you saved enough, Social security benefits, Medicare are already in place. You are still very healthy to practice, most of us complain of neck and back pain and stress even at a much younger age
August 23, 2022
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that I still love my job, I dont get burned out, but still do the dentistry and the things I like. I am not making crazy money, but I am enjoying the day to day. #FindYourBalance Chris is correct. It looks like all your friends, retired first, thinking they were healthy, then found out shortly thereafter
June 01, 2023
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dentists to take longer vacations! Thanks! I went on Medishare (I'm a Christian), which has worked out really really well, but both my wife and I are healthy with no issues. I did not incorporate to work as a 1099. I'm on a W2 and my friend's office will pay for my Malpractice Ins, ADA dues, CE
December 06, 2024
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close attention to my posture while working and do not regularly hunch or lean over. I'm in decent shape and stretch regularly... I would love a few tips from any of you old seasoned dental vets about keeping my back and neck healthy throughout my career. Thanks Doug OSU '15 it's hard
July 30, 2015
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way more than just 100 signed up .he adapted to the new environment. Yes, most patients have insurance through their employer. The $3,000/yr includes everything. 30% of our patients are ages 35-50 with a few kids. They are healthy, and they sign up just as much for themselves as they do
August 17, 2023
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. Those who retire later tend to live longer and healthier lives. If you are genuinely interested in law (GENUINELY interested), I would say go for it. If law school is a means to an end (ie, career change), you might be disappointed. I thought about law school a few years ago. I will start my first
July 11, 2023
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into cybercurrency business doing ICOs. He owns a ton of Ethereum bought long time ago for a song. Despite the air polution with any major city, people are actually healthier and thinner due to the fact they have to walk a lot to go from place to place, taking public transportation instead
July 17, 2018
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it gives me the time to achieve what I want. Ive got assume that a healthy mindset like this pushes retirement back for the average person (not you Flieg; you do your own thing ) and it adds years to ones life with lower cortisol levels. +1.Just took me a lot longer than it should have for me
August 12, 2023
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running a business, patients, stress and it is profound. I remember checking my BP often and it drops dramatically. You sleep better, feel healthier, energy levels go up and you are just less tired. I remember thinking and feeling all this and then thinking one day: "hmmmm will I become stressed again
January 29, 2026
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want to retire, though. I want to work as long as I'm healthy which I hope I am for many years to come. Eventually working 2-3 days/week and additionally taking time off whenever I feel like it seems ideal to me. Phil, I've read many of your posts and you bring much wisdom to these boards, but I
June 15, 2014
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, schedules, shots, and whiny patients or staff. But it stopped being fun, so I quit. My new full-time job is GOLF! I was in good health while I was practicing. I had two physicians in my contact list -- my family doc and a urologist (kidney stones.) Otherwise, healthy as a horse. Today, I can rattle
August 30, 2022
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and have achieved a modicum of wealth( alot more than the average person) and spent around 2 million bucks if you have twenty five grand a year after tax and are relatively healthy and self sufficient then you are very wealthy and have abundance compared to 95-98% of people today and 99.99% of people
April 03, 2021
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. I'm thrilled for her, while retaining a healthy amount of worry for her future, unknown challenges. She is wonderful and so is he. But they will have challenges that life throws at all of us. They are probably more prepared than my wife and I were---we've tried to prepare her anyway. I've shared
April 23, 2021
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