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Author Archives: Doug Nordman
Book review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Security and Medicare
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
Book Review: Liz Weston’s “The 10 Commandments of Money”
(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
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
Raising an ER-smart kid
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
Lifestyles in military retirement: Haleakala Crater redux
Last week we hiked Maui’s Haleakala Crater again. This post stands on its own, but you’ll appreciate the background if you first read the post about our introduction to this beautiful yet harsh environment. Four days, three nights, 20 miles … Continue reading
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