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Thirty Two
Member Since: 11/08/05
Post: 42 of 207

Try inquiring with the dental board, society, etc. They have databanks that you can use to
identify potential fill-in docs. Also, the community colleges with hygiene programs typically
have PT docs working there, so they may have breaks in that schedule to fill in. I've even had
docs younger than me, especially mom dentists, who like to fill in. Dental board sells this
demographic info, like a list service. ■
2/9/2021

2 Chairz
Member Since: 08/05/03
Post: 45 of 207

Sell it all: house, practice, everything. Take a weeklong trip. Start in Bend, Oregon, hit up
Sacramento and work my way down the coast with my family. Rent a totally obnoxious yellow
Hummer. Fly out of Santa Barbara. Pick our favorite place. Move there. Do whatever. ■

2/10/2021

ucme4dk
Member Since: 01/05/02
Post: 46 of 207

My wife and I are selling everything and becoming backpack nomads. We will travel the
world on a $3,000-to-$4,000-a-month budget. We will stay at a new city every month for 30 to
60 days in an Airbnb. After 30 to 60 days we will migrate to another city, either within the same
country or a nearby country. We will plan our trips according to weather. We don't want to be
in cold weather, so Europe and Baltic states will be in the summer while warm tropical climate
regions will be in the winters. We will travel back to the U.S. once a year to visit family and stay
for three to four weeks. Once we are too old to travel, we will settle down in whichever country
has the most to offer us. Possibly Malaysia or Vietnam, who knows? ■
2/10/2021

Pink Pants Hunter
Member Since: 06/21/05
Post: 56 of 207

When Tim Ferriss said, " What's the worst that could happen if you live your dreams today
and how would you fi x it?, " that was a lightbulb moment for me. ■
2/10/2021

bhaarmann
Member Since: 01/22/18
Post: 59 of 207

I would find a job/hobby that would keep me away from people as much as possible. My
father-in-law is a farmer and requires a full-time hired hand, so I'm sure he could keep me occupied while teaching me a lot about how it works. I've also got it in my mind that I want to get
into woodworking. I have an uncle who's really into it, so I'd probably try to learn from him. ■
2/10/2021

woofriend
Member Since: 07/16/10
Post: 64 of 207

Sold my practice almost 10 years ago in its prime. The buyer kept me on at three days and
now two days. Dentistry is not a job, if we are lucky, and to put those skills out to pasture after
all the time we spent to acquire and hone those skills seems like a waste.
Love the interaction with patients and the staff. I fire the PITAs now instead of putting up
with them. After a career of scheduling and producing, I found it harder to structure my off days
than I thought. Volunteering at a free clinic, doing hospice, playing golf and reading wears a bit
thin after you have run a practice with people looking to you for guidance. Having those long
weekends to go when and where you want is nice, but staying productive and useful has value as
well. Everyone has a formula. ■
2/10/2021

unmc2001
Member Since: 10/05/19
Post: 95 of 207

Reading through this post has been helpful. I turn 45 this month and have been thinking a lot
about what retirement will look like. Most days I like the work, but there are some days I am ready to
be done. I am looking at about another five to 10 years before hanging it up.
My daughter is in the early admit dental program at Marquette U. It's a seven-year program
(three undergrad, four dental). She is year two undergrad currently, so she will be coming out in less

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