HHI 600k - Husband Wants To Quit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes you have to jump. Is it truly impossible get back into it or would it just suck to do so (ie could he go back to school, re do a residency or fellowship or move to a rural area). If yes to any of those and he is willing to do that if necessary then I vote yes. Of course you have to be on board.

Truly impossible to get to same situation. I appreciate the advice!

Life is comfortable now- unbelievably so.

Sometimes you do just have to jump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to be crass, but wouldn't he maybe inherit some of that huge money anyway? How much do they need him to succeed?

Unless the business is somehow significantly related to his background, if I were him, I would stick with my job.

He's very type A. Always looking for challenges.

Point on inheritance well taken.

[Anonymous]

Probably what gives me most pause about this story is the 16 weeks of vacation. That is four months of a year. How can a doctor have patients who trust him when he is gone that often?

The other thing that makes me confused is your stating that he values time off more than maximizing income. How is he going to achieve 16 weeks of vacation while starting a new company? Usually there is a ton of upfront work without any break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably what gives me most pause about this story is the 16 weeks of vacation. That is four months of a year. How can a doctor have patients who trust him when he is gone that often?

The other thing that makes me confused is your stating that he values time off more than maximizing income. How is he going to achieve 16 weeks of vacation while starting a new company? Usually there is a ton of upfront work without any break.

Vacation will be basically nil with new opportunity.

Some physicians work 12-14 shifts a month as an FTE (ER, critical care).

At work, DH works 85-90 hrs a week. He works 36 weeks a year.

Does your husband work 3300 hrs a year?

[Anonymous]

OH I know. The DH is a mohs dermatology surgeon - a super lucrative scam that "Obama care" will probably do away with.

[Anonymous]

What is your career, OP? Could you get a job that provides some financial stabity and makes it easier for him to take this riskier opportunity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably what gives me most pause about this story is the 16 weeks of vacation. That is four months of a year. How can a doctor have patients who trust him when he is gone that often?

The other thing that makes me confused is your stating that he values time off more than maximizing income. How is he going to achieve 16 weeks of vacation while starting a new company? Usually there is a ton of upfront work without any break.

Vacation will be basically nil with new opportunity.

Some physicians work 12-14 shifts a month as an FTE (ER, critical care).

At work, DH works 85-90 hrs a week. He works 36 weeks a year.

Does your husband work 3300 hrs a year?

No my husband does not work 3300 hours a year. But I don't see how that is relevant to this discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A physician who takes 16 weeks vacation and makes 600k when he's just in his early 30s? Yeah, right.

OP here: yes. Think super sub-specialized. He values time off over maximizing money.

Ha. This is still complete bs.

Such troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is your career, OP? Could you get a job that provides some financial stabity and makes it easier for him to take this riskier opportunity?

OP, the answer to this question would be helpful to understanding the amount of risk you can reasonably take. What is your career?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OH I know. The DH is a mohs dermatology surgeon - a super lucrative scam that "Obama care" will probably do away with.

Never heard of it before. Why is it a scam?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is your career, OP? Could you get a job that provides some financial stabity and makes it easier for him to take this riskier opportunity?

OP, the answer to this question would be helpful to understanding the amount of risk you can reasonably take. What is your career?

I'm a SAHM. Won't answer what I did before (it would out me), but I can't make up the difference.

His income during new op would be good - half of now. What happens if it all folds? Then what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is your career, OP? Could you get a job that provides some financial stabity and makes it easier for him to take this riskier opportunity?

OP, the answer to this question would be helpful to understanding the amount of risk you can reasonably take. What is your career?

I'm a SAHM. Won't answer what I did before (it would out me), but I can't make up the difference.

His income during new op would be good - half of now. What happens if it all folds? Then what?

Umm. How should we know? You won't even tell us your old job.

[Anonymous]

Troll

[Anonymous]

Troll.

Who finished training your or him?

Also if he is a specialist he wouldn't finishing training until nearly 40. Duh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OH I know. The DH is a mohs dermatology surgeon - a super lucrative scam that "Obama care" will probably do away with.

Wrong. MOHs is not a field that someone makes 600K overnight. New MOHs surgeons take forever to build their network of referral doctors. In fact our area is dominated by a handful.