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[militarymd]

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In PP, most groups appear to allow between 4 and 12 weeks of vacation per year.

If you think about it, that's a LOT of time off.

What do you guys all do with your time off?

I find that I spend a lot of my time off just hanging out at home watching On-Demand on cable....

What do you all do?

 

[Gimlet]

In PP, most groups appear to allow between 4 and 12 weeks of vacation per year.

If you think about it, that's a LOT of time off.

What do you guys all do with your time off?

I find that I spend a lot of my time off just hanging out at home watching On-Demand on cable....

What do you all do?

If I ever have that much time off, I'm sure my wife will be able to come up with a big enough list of **** to do around the house to keep me occupied.

 

[militarymd]

If I ever have that much time off, I'm sure my wife will be able to come up with a big enough list of **** to do around the house to keep me occupied.

In PP, you usually make enough $ so that you can pay someone to do all the crap that your wife comes up with.

 

[Gimlet]

In PP, you usually make enough $ so that you can pay someone to do all the crap that your wife comes up with.

Good point. Guess I'll have to come up with a couple more hobbies.

 

[Noyac]

I think I've shown everyone here what it is I do. But sitting around the house is not something I know how to do well. If I am not going on some trip I really try to line up project around the house. My wife doesn't work so she can't really give me any tasks. Living where I do, staying home is not a bad option at all. I usually have plenty to do. If i didn't have so much to do here I would actually work more. I like my work and I don't have any problem going to work. I just like my time off better. But I don't like not having anything and sitting around the house, at all.

 

[coprolalia]

I know a guy who took a gig making $450K and getting 17 weeks of vacation every year. That's work 2 weeks, get 1 week off.

😱

(Of course, he's on home call 24/7 during those two weeks.)

-copro

 

[PiPhiDoc]

I travel. Pretty much every week of my 8-10 weeks off a year.
Since I started my private practice job 2 years ago, I have been to:

Italy
England
Costa Rica
Hawaii x2
Bora Bora
Vail
Sun Valley
Napa
Whistler
NYC
...plus a few local spots on the Oregon/WA coast,and a couple of weeks at home for the holidays.
Over the next year we will be going to Vegas, Chicago, Africa, and Thailand.

I'm not trying to brag...I just want to give all of you poor residents slogging through another year of call hope for the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our profession ROCKS.😀 I feel so lucky.

 

[deleted126335]

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[militarymd]

That's AWESOME....I envy your lifestyle. That's something that I 've always dreamed of doing...but unable to because of variety of things. Maybe when my kids get out of the house, and the market recovers.

but a couple of questions:

- any kids?
- do you have debt other than your mortgage?

I travel. Pretty much every week of my 8-10 weeks off a year.
Since I started my private practice job 2 years ago, I have been to:

Italy
England
Costa Rica
Hawaii x2
Bora Bora
Vail
Sun Valley
Napa
Whistler
NYC
...plus a few local spots on the Oregon/WA coast,and a couple of weeks at home for the holidays.
Over the next year we will be going to Vegas, Chicago, Africa, and Thailand.

I'm not trying to brag...I just want to give all of you poor residents slogging through another year of call hope for the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our profession ROCKS.😀 I feel so lucky.

 

[dhb]

Definately travel:

Since i'm a resident i've been to "congress" in:
San Francisco, Cape Town, Spain, Val d'Isere and i'm currently in Bermuda 😀 (you've got to get some tax deductions) and i plan on adding when i start making some real coin.

 

[DrDre']

Just a resident.

The one thing this life has taught me is time and freedom are precious.

Every day off has to be something special. Skiing, long run in mts, hike with my wife.

Every week off is backpacking, skiing or exploring another natl park, trail, mountain range.

Plan on no kids, simple lifestyle in future to allow for maximum vacation ops in backcountry and overseas.

 

[ncdoc1974]

married, no kids, 10 weeks off per year...usually:
2 weeks in europe
2 weeks skiing
2 weeks holidays with family
1 week mexico
1 week south america
1 week cruise
5 individual days (fridays) for long weekends, usually vegas, napa, sedona, santa fe, etc.

 

[Consigliere]

Tend to hang out, watch movies, play the Wii/Xbox and try to weather the constant storm of criticism my wife rains down on me.

 

[DrRobert]

Just a resident.

The one thing this life has taught me is time and freedom are precious.

Every day off has to be something special. Skiing, long run in mts, hike with my wife.

Every week off is backpacking, skiing or exploring another natl park, trail, mountain range.

Plan on no kids, simple lifestyle in future to allow for maximum vacation ops in backcountry and overseas.

This is the kind of stuff I really want to do a lot of once I'm an attending. But I don't have any friends who have the desire or resources or time off to go with me.

Are there any groups/clubs that I can join to network with other people who share these interests?

 

[VolatileNavyDoc]

Just a resident.

The one thing this life has taught me is time and freedom are precious.

Every day off has to be something special. Skiing, long run in mts, hike with my wife.

Every week off is backpacking, skiing or exploring another natl park, trail, mountain range.

Plan on no kids, simple lifestyle in future to allow for maximum vacation ops in backcountry and overseas.

Very similar for me, except I'm a resident with kids. One week family.. One week backcountry skiing.. one week me and the wife traveling. Other time off spent with wife and kids outside... either at the beach, in the park, etc...

 

[Noyac]

Currently looking into a week at puerto escondido, mexico. Anyone been there? Surf is supposed to be pretty good.

 

[ozzie20]

I'm an intern 😡😡😡😡

 

[jwk]

In PP, you usually make enough $ so that you can pay someone to do all the crap that your wife comes up with.

No, you don't. 😉 It doesn't matter how much or how little you make - there's always a honey-do list of some sort.

 

[jetproppilot]

No, you don't. 😉 It doesn't matter how much or how little you make - there's always a honey-do list of some sort.

True, JWK!

I'm not even married and I have a honey-do list.

Yesterday went and picked up a very tall step ladder so GF and I can reach the light bulbs in the living room.

Good thing I have a big truck.

Mil, I try not to sit around the house when I'm off.

I'm on call this upcoming Thursday......Friday AM we're off to Tampa for Fri/Sat/Sun......then Monday we leave for the Bahamas.

 

[militarymd]

True, JWK!

I'm not even married and I have a honey-do list.

Yesterday went and picked up a very tall step ladder so GF and I can reach the light bulbs in the living room.

Good thing I have a big truck.

Mil, I try not to sit around the house when I'm off.

I'm on call this upcoming Thursday......Friday AM we're off to Tampa for Fri/Sat/Sun......then Monday we leave for the Bahamas.

what do you do with your kids?

 

[jetproppilot]

what do you do with your kids?

This time they'll stay with their mom.

Next vacation will probably be a ski trip and I wanna take the little gorillas on the slopes......amazing when you're cruising down a slope and about ten little 3 year olds go cruising past!

 

[amyl]

any time off i get i ride my horses and fly out to the horse shows...racking up those frequent flier miles. planning trips to atlanta, palm beach and wintering in ocala, florida one weeks vacation and every weekend i get off.... its not bora bora but still paradise for me.

 

[jetproppilot]

We do alot of this too:

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[TheSandMan]

In PP, most groups appear to allow between 4 and 12 weeks of vacation per year.

If you think about it, that's a LOT of time off.

What do you guys all do with your time off?

I find that I spend a lot of my time off just hanging out at home watching On-Demand on cable....

What do you all do?

Mil, I remember some pretty badass pics you posted from motorcycle racing school. Personally, I plan on doing the same thing atleast once a year once I'm done with residency👍

 

[aphistis]

We do alot of this too:

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Sinking boats? 😀

 

[deleted162650]

Noy,

Puerto Escondido is some serious surf. Some of the heaviest beachbreak in the world. Unless you're real confident in the water, I wouldn't recommend paddling out, at least not at the main break. There is a left point at the south end of the beach that is good and a little softer. There's also some other good waves in the Zicatela area that aren't quite so life threatening. Check out www.surfline.com travel section for some pretty good info. I'm jealous.

 

[Noyac]

Noy,

Puerto Escondido is some serious surf. Some of the heaviest beachbreak in the world. Unless you're real confident in the water, I wouldn't recommend paddling out, at least not at the main break. There is a left point at the south end of the beach that is good and a little softer. There's also some other good waves in the Zicatela area that aren't quite so life threatening. Check out www.surfline.com travel section for some pretty good info. I'm jealous.

THanks. I am not ready for the double overhead surf yet. I'll stay wide.

What's the town like? Will my wife like the town, beach, restaurants? She's not a fancy girl. More of a down to earth girl that likes some amenities.

 

[Lonestar]

well I just started Private Practice. I have 13 wks off. Will probably take a couple of trips my first yr. Rest of the time, will probably work extra to make some more money for a new car. Really have to bear down pay off my debts and get board certified. I also watch lot of movies/cable in my offtime.

 

[Noyac]

well I just started Private Practice. I have 13 wks off. Will probably take a couple of trips my first yr. Rest of the time, will probably work extra to make some more money for a new car. Really have to bear down pay off my debts and get board certified. I also watch lot of movies/cable in my offtime.

Dude buy a used car and travel. Two biggest mistakes of a new grad in my mind are:
1) Buy a big ass house. Now your stuck and can't unload it if you need to (group doesn't work out). Save the nice house for later.
2) Buy a nice expensive car. Biggest waste of money. And my wife has a Range Rover Supercharged. A car is a car unless you are using it for something special. I have a Land ROver D90, not that expensive. Around $30K but I use it to wheel so its practical for me.

Just buy something secondhand and nice enough with out breaking the bank and travel. Life is most fulfilled when traveling and experiencing new cultures, hobbies, geography. Not by posing in your fancy car.

I'm not saying you were planning to pose.😀

 

[2ndyear]

Jet, your little one looks like he's really workin' that plug...and the sunk boat provides some great structure I'm sure.

I've been spending the first of several vacation weeks chasing fish. Too bad the striper run has died off up here. I'll have to go south now.

 

[deleted162650]

Puerto has grown a lot in recent years. I think you still may be hard pressed to find any 4 star accomodations down there, but not just surf shacks like it used to be. The down is definitely real Mexico. It hasn't reached resort status yet. Most of the growth has been due to shipping and the surf. I think you'll be able to find enough to keep the lady happy though.

P.S. Where'd you manage to find a defender for 30K. I was just lookin last week and couldn't find anything less that 45-50K and those all has 45K + miles.

 

[Lonestar]

Dude buy a used car and travel. Two biggest mistakes of a new grad in my mind are:
1) Buy a big ass house. Now your stuck and can't unload it if you need to (group doesn't work out). Save the nice house for later.
2) Buy a nice expensive car. Biggest waste of money. And my wife has a Range Rover Supercharged. A car is a car unless you are using it for something special. I have a Land ROver D90, not that expensive. Around $30K but I use it to wheel so its practical for me.

Just buy something secondhand and nice enough with out breaking the bank and travel. Life is most fulfilled when traveling and experiencing new cultures, hobbies, geography. Not by posing in your fancy car.

I'm not saying you were planning to pose.😀

Thanks for the advice. I will not buy a big house or car. What was I thinking? I will get a decent car and be done with it. 👍

 

[Noyac]

Puerto has grown a lot in recent years. I think you still may be hard pressed to find any 4 star accomodations down there, but not just surf shacks like it used to be. The down is definitely real Mexico. It hasn't reached resort status yet. Most of the growth has been due to shipping and the surf. I think you'll be able to find enough to keep the lady happy though.

P.S. Where'd you manage to find a defender for 30K. I was just lookin last week and couldn't find anything less that 45-50K and those all has 45K + miles.

$34K to be exact with 50K miles. Now I wouldn't sell it for anything less than $40K. Nice investment when you consider it is a vehicle. No other vehicle in this price range appreciates that I am aware of.

But if you are serious about getting one don't look at dealers. They are the ones jacking up the prices. You should be able to find one for $20-30K pretty easy. Check D90source.com and other Land Rover societies.

 

[jetproppilot]

Jet, your little one looks like he's really workin' that plug...and the sunk boat provides some great structure I'm sure.

I've been spending the first of several vacation weeks chasing fish. Too bad the striper run has died off up here. I'll have to go south now.

Man, I feel for ya, Dude.

Right now here in Louisiana the trout and redfish are stacked like firewood in certain areas....

I'm fortunate to enjoy some of the best intercoastal fishing in the world, thirty minutes from my crib!

I grew up in Florida.....fished from a very young age....

Louisiana inshore fishing smokes Florida. Or anywhere else for that matter.

Some of the guides and good fishermen here double-rig their artificials....two Deadly Dudleys, Saltwater Assassins, D.O.A.s, et al (these are names of popular artificial baits here) on one line....

if you know where to go, and when to go,

you can pull'em in TWO at a time.😱

Never lived somewhere where you and your buddies may catch 200 fish.

Before noon.😱

BTW 2nd, yeah, my little gorilla is WORKING IT!!! Funny that he's only 2! (notice the concentration, as evidence by the tongue sticking out Michael-Jordan-like)

 

[Tenesma]

i don't know about you guys --- but i make bank and all of our vacations are stay-cations...

married, toddlers --- a trip anywhere is muy expensivo ---

i'd rather stay at home, play, relax, unwind, sleep - and take that 4-8k and put it towards my investments so that i can retire early...

you have to figure that your 5k vacation today is costing you 20k (in today's dollars) if you retire in 20 years and 40k if you retire in 30 years...

i'd much rather take a 20k vacation when i am 50 and the kids are out of the house, then a 5k vacation now with toddlers making our life miserable.

a friend of mine went to Atlantis --- he, wife, and 3 year old spent 8k for a nice week there in a Cove Suite... the baby cried basically non-stop from beginning to end, could never be calmes down, got a cold, and was teething.... that is 8k down the drain.

 

[militarymd]

I'm with you bro.

i don't know about you guys --- but i make bank and all of our vacations are stay-cations...

married, toddlers --- a trip anywhere is muy expensivo ---

i'd rather stay at home, play, relax, unwind, sleep - and take that 4-8k and put it towards my investments so that i can retire early...

you have to figure that your 5k vacation today is costing you 20k (in today's dollars) if you retire in 20 years and 40k if you retire in 30 years...

i'd much rather take a 20k vacation when i am 50 and the kids are out of the house, then a 5k vacation now with toddlers making our life miserable.

a friend of mine went to Atlantis --- he, wife, and 3 year old spent 8k for a nice week there in a Cove Suite... the baby cried basically non-stop from beginning to end, could never be calmes down, got a cold, and was teething.... that is 8k down the drain.

 

[MacBook]

I travel. Pretty much every week of my 8-10 weeks off a year.
Since I started my private practice job 2 years ago, I have been to:

Italy
England
Costa Rica
Hawaii x2
Bora Bora
Vail
Sun Valley
Napa
Whistler
NYC
...plus a few local spots on the Oregon/WA coast,and a couple of weeks at home for the holidays.
Over the next year we will be going to Vegas, Chicago, Africa, and Thailand.

I'm not trying to brag...I just want to give all of you poor residents slogging through another year of call hope for the light at the end of the tunnel.
Our profession ROCKS.😀 I feel so lucky.

Where in Africa are you going? My brother lived in western africa for a few months. I'm trying to set up a trip to madagascar.

 

[Noyac]

i don't know about you guys --- but i make bank and all of our vacations are stay-cations...

married, toddlers --- a trip anywhere is muy expensivo ---

i'd rather stay at home, play, relax, unwind, sleep - and take that 4-8k and put it towards my investments so that i can retire early...

you have to figure that your 5k vacation today is costing you 20k (in today's dollars) if you retire in 20 years and 40k if you retire in 30 years...

i'd much rather take a 20k vacation when i am 50 and the kids are out of the house, then a 5k vacation now with toddlers making our life miserable.

a friend of mine went to Atlantis --- he, wife, and 3 year old spent 8k for a nice week there in a Cove Suite... the baby cried basically non-stop from beginning to end, could never be calmes down, got a cold, and was teething.... that is 8k down the drain.

Well, the vacations I take are ones that I will not be able to take when I'm older. Obviously the problem here is that you have kids. It is highly unlikely that I will be jumping out of a helicopter at 60 yoa so I'm doing it now. Retirement can wait but my physical capabilities won't be here forever.

Seriously guys, what are you doing? Saving all your money so you can enjoy it when your retired? If you are lucky you will be able to travel and see cool places, wohoo. Can you really enjoy it as much as you would RIGHT NOW? I always said, we should be born old and grow young. I'm not retiring till I have too. And in the meantime (cool Helmet song) I'm going to enjoy the F*ck out of my life. And if something goes terribly wrong, well at least I was having the time of my life. I watched my old man, a pediatrician, work his arse off so that someday he can enjoy his retirement. Well now is the time for him to retire nad he feels like he can't b/c he isn't healthy enough to travel since his 2 THA's still bother him and his PVD is causing claudication. Not me, I can be sitting at home while my hips are failing but at least they are failing from overuse not work. Plus I have no kids counting on their inheritance so I can spend every last penny.

 

[Consigliere]

Well, the vacations I take are ones that I will not be able to take when I'm older. Obviously the problem here is that you have kids. It is highly unlikely that I will be jumping out of a helicopter at 60 yoa so I'm doing it now. Retirement can wait but my physical capabilities won't be here forever.

Seriously guys, what are you doing? Saving all your money so you can enjoy it when your retired? If you are lucky you will be able to travel and see cool places, wohoo. Can you really enjoy it as much as you would RIGHT NOW? I always said, we should be born old and grow young. I'm not retiring till I have too. And in the meantime (cool Helmet song) I'm going to enjoy the F*ck out of my life. And if something goes terribly wrong, well at least I was having the time of my life. I watched my old man, a pediatrician, work his arse off so that someday he can enjoy his retirement. Well now is the time for him to retire nad he feels like he can't b/c he isn't healthy enough to travel since his 2 THA's still bother him and his PVD is causing claudication. Not me, I can be sitting at home while my hips are failing but at least they are failing from overuse not work. Plus I have no kids counting on their inheritance so I can spend every last penny.

Amen, brother.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

Can you really enjoy it as much as you would RIGHT NOW?

Couldn't resist. I hear what you are saying.



[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU92eycwmxY[/YOUTUBE]

 

[jetproppilot]

Well, the vacations I take are ones that I will not be able to take when I'm older. Obviously the problem here is that you have kids. It is highly unlikely that I will be jumping out of a helicopter at 60 yoa so I'm doing it now. Retirement can wait but my physical capabilities won't be here forever.

Seriously guys, what are you doing? Saving all your money so you can enjoy it when your retired? If you are lucky you will be able to travel and see cool places, wohoo. Can you really enjoy it as much as you would RIGHT NOW? I always said, we should be born old and grow young. I'm not retiring till I have too. And in the meantime (cool Helmet song) I'm going to enjoy the F*ck out of my life. And if something goes terribly wrong, well at least I was having the time of my life. I watched my old man, a pediatrician, work his arse off so that someday he can enjoy his retirement. Well now is the time for him to retire nad he feels like he can't b/c he isn't healthy enough to travel since his 2 THA's still bother him and his PVD is causing claudication. Not me, I can be sitting at home while my hips are failing but at least they are failing from overuse not work. Plus I have no kids counting on their inheritance so I can spend every last penny.

Concerning your post my Brutha,

leaving for the Bahamas tomorrow to sit by the pool, swim with dolphins, play a little Texas Two Card, run on the beach, work out in the morning, enjoy the picturesque beach surroundings, scuba dive, eat, sleep,

Then get up the next day and do it all over again.

For a week.

Hell, I'm still young, in shape, feeling great.

This career path has alotta delayed gratification built into it where one is starved of personal time and money during their 20th decade and some in the thirties.

WHATCHA GUYS WAITIN' FOR?

Life is short!

Looking in the rear view mirror you'll look back and say

HOLY S HIT I'M FORTY!

HOLY S HIT I'M FIFTY!

HOLY S HIT I'M SIXTY!

I'm shooting for a balance.

Appreciating every day on this earth!

Good job, beautiful kids, wonderful girlfriend...

I don't need a stockpile of money to retire.

Justa haffa stockpile.😀

I feel great today.

No more (extreme) delayed gratification needed for me.

Catch you guys on the flip side of my trip.👍

 

[Noyac]

Jet, thats what I'm talking about.

Enjoy, my man.

 

[kraphtymac]

Just admitted a really cool 91 y/o my last night of my surgery month. Hella cool guy... really healthy for a 91 year old. Wanted to shoot the **** with him for a bit before I headed home, and told him about my recent trip to the North Slope of Alaska. Poor guy literally started crying. He said "I'm so happy you got to experience that. Just remember that you'll always get old, but you won't always have the chance to travel while you are healthy. Remember to always take time to travel..."

Pretty cool words from a guy who has been relatively healthy for 91 years, and still longs for the days he can travel the world.

Sure it is nice to save some money and plug it into the markets, but let's be honest. We're (we, as in those of you that are done with residency) making enough money that if we can't plug a little away to travel, we're doing something wrong.