PEA-SimpliMD Digest: This Week in Micro-Business Week of May 12–18, 2025

Each week, I curate this digest to help you move one step closer to reclaiming your time, your financial future, and your professional autonomy. Whether you're exploring job changes, seeking more control in your mid-career years, or trying to optimize your Solo 401(k) contributions, the road to freedom starts with knowledge—and action. Let’s dive into what mattered most this week in the PEA ecosystem.

🧠 Quote of the Week from Dr. Tod Stillson

"When you regain control over your professional autonomy as a practicing physician, you don’t just reclaim your time—you reclaim your legacy." —from Wednesday’s post: The Three Phases of a Doctor’s Life: Why Your Autonomy in Phase 2 Matters

📰 This Week's Blog Highlights

🟦 Monday: The Hidden Cost of a Job Change for a Doctor and Their Family

Physicians often underestimate the ripple effects of a job change. From hidden tax traps to lost retirement benefits and family upheaval, this post helps you evaluate the real costs before making your next career move.

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🟨 Wednesday: The Three Phases of a Doctor’s Life: Why Your Autonomy in Phase 2 Matters

Your mid-career years (Phase 2) are your most valuable. Yet, too many physicians waste this window stuck in systems that limit them. Here’s how to use Phase 2 to reclaim your professional freedom—and plant the seeds for long-term success.

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🟩 Friday: Solo 401(k) Contribution Limits If You Job Stack With A W-2 Job

Can you contribute to a Solo 401(k) if you also have a W-2 job? Absolutely. This blog demystifies the rules and shows you how to maximize tax-advantaged retirement savings through job stacking.

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🧰 Tip or Tool of the Week

✅ A Guide for Tracking Your Net Worth

Track, measure, and grow your financial future with this step-by-step guide built specifically for physicians.

👉 Download A Guide For Tracking Your Net Worth

🤝 Affiliate Highlight

📝 Contract Diagnostics – Contract Review & Negotiation for Doctors

This week’s theme: transitions. If you’re switching jobs or negotiating a side gig, don't go it alone. Use our affiliate partner Contract Diagnostics for expert contract review and negotiation. Peace of mind is a click away.

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📚 Featured eBook:

Why Every Doctor Should Form a Micro-Corporation

This free eBook explains how a professional micro-business can help you avoid tax traps, build autonomy, and grow generational wealth. A must-read if you’re in Phase 2 or considering job stacking.

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🚀 Your Time, Your Terms, Your Turn

If there’s one message this week delivers loud and clear, it’s this: the system isn’t designed to serve you—unless you build one that is. You deserve to work in alignment with your values, protect your income, and grow something that’s truly yours. Whether it’s forming a micro-corporation, maximizing retirement savings, or reclaiming autonomy in Phase 2 of your life, this is your turn to lead from the front.

Stay bold, stay free—and I’ll see you in the marketplace.

—Dr. Tod Stillson