Reclaiming Your Time Through Passive Income
Peter opens up about his personal journey toward financial freedom, which began with real estate investing. He didn’t quit medicine but started buying back his time by creating passive and scalable income streams. Over time, this allowed him to give up nights, weekends, and even a lucrative Thanksgiving shift so he could be with family instead of in the hospital.
That decision—giving up a well-paid shift to spend time with loved ones—was a turning point. It made him realize that the freedom to choose is more valuable than a paycheck. Passive income doesn’t mean you never work; it means you get to choose how you work and when. The transformation wasn’t overnight, but it gave him back control over his life and career.
“I had worked four Thanksgivings in a row,” he recalls. “That fifth year, when I was scheduled again… I gave that shift up.” He reflects on how this felt at first like a financial loss, but ultimately became a life gain.
It made medicine feel fun again because it was no longer something he had to do to survive—it became something he chose to do.
