Author Archives: Doug Nordman

Unknown's avatar

About Doug Nordman

Author of "The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement" and co-author of "Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence."

“So Nords, why are you still blogging?”

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Doug Nordman

  Thanks for reading The-Military-Guide.com! I’ve blogged for nearly 18 months, and we just had our second-highest month yet– 9400 hits! Sure, last August was higher because of the book’s release and a guest post on a popular blog. (My … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship | 2 Comments

Book review: “Give Smart”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Every once in a while a book review jumps into the posting schedule because I have to give it back to the library tomorrow.  I can’t extend the loan because lots of other readers have reserved it. “Give $mart” must … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Get on LinkedIn, get a job

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Doug Nordman

    I guess I should’ve seen this coming. I’ve blogged about financial independence and using your military benefits and coping with drawdowns… and suddenly some of you are wondering exactly how to go about getting a bridge career. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Career | Leave a comment

Book review: Your Retirement Quest

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Doug Nordman

    Let’s wrap up “America Saves” week with a look ahead to the next step.  When you have enough, will you really be ready to retire? When you first start thinking about retirement, the next question that you’re going … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment

Starting Your Bridge Career After the Military

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Long post today: I have 2400 words of real-life examples for a reader’s question. When I started thinking about a book, I wasn’t writing “just another job-search manual“. I wanted to talk about early retirement and frankly, I was scared … Continue reading →

Posted in Career | 2 Comments