Monthly Archives: June 2011

Book review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Security and Medicare

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Doug Nordman

I didn’t expect to be reading a book like this for at least another decade, let alone writing a review of it. I’m no less than 12 years away from Social Security and nearly 15 years away from Medicare. I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Liz Weston’s “The 10 Commandments of Money”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Doug Nordman

(Note: a shorter version of this review was published last week on the Dollar Stretcher website. Here’s the unabridged edition with formatting and more links.) Every generation has a financial author who teaches them how to make their life’s money … Continue reading →

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Raising a money-smart kid

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Doug Nordman

Our college daughter (just survived freshman year!) spent the last couple weeks at home. As she was reviewing the packing list for next month’s NROTC training, she noticed that it included traveler’s checks. “Traveler’s checks”?!? If you’re at least in … Continue reading →

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Raising an ER-smart kid

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Doug Nordman

Short post today, but it’s building the foundation of raising a financially smart kid. An earlier post talked about the challenges of retiring early when you’re still raising your kids.  That raises another question: How do you raise kids to … Continue reading →

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