Leif Dahleen

Leif Dahleen retired from medicine at the age of 43 in 2019, having achieved financial independence several years earlier. He started Physician on FIRE to enlighten, educate, and entertain other high-income professionals while discussing money matters of all sorts. He is happily married with two children. They call northern Michigan their home base and, until quite recently, spent much of the year traveling as a family.

5 Reasons Your Doctor Has a Side Hustle

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Reasons Your Doctor Has A Side Hustle

That’s right. Your doctor spent at least 11 years in post-secondary education to be in a position to take care of you. She probably puts in 50 to 60 hours a week or more on the job. And yet, if she doesn’t have an active side hustle, she’s probably been thinking about starting one. Tens of thousands of U.S. physicians are actively discussing their passion projects on Facebook groups like Passive Income Docs, Physician Side Gigs, and Physicians on FIRE. Why, when their main jobs pay so well and take up so … Read more