Author Archives: Doug Nordman

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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."

Sea Story: Standing Duty During A Volcanic Eruption With A Typhoon

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Doug Nordman

This post doesn’t have a financial independence theme, but it certainly helped me develop attitudes of gratitude and abundance.  I’m also sharing it to help others. June 15th is the anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the … Continue reading →

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Fear And The Just One More Year Syndrome

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Doug Nordman

  “If you could stop working, why haven’t you?” “If you’re financially independent, then why are you going to work this week?” Those quotes were posted on ESIMoney’s Millionaire Money Mentors forum. I spend an hour or two there almost … Continue reading →

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20 Years Of Financial Independence & Military Retirement 

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Doug Nordman

After 20 years of military retirement, life is better than ever! We’ve made the shift from accumulating assets (and our former insecure attitude of scarcity) to philanthropy and gifting (from a mindset of abundance). Continue reading →

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Under New Management: Again!

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Doug Nordman

  (This post was originally written in late 2021, and it’s updated for March 2022.)   Three Creeks Media bought The-Military-Guide website. You can read the text of the press release at the end of this post. Here’s more information … Continue reading →

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One Year Later: Financial Independence Follow Up

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Doug Nordman

[This post is brought to you by my cousin Ross! If you’re interested in contributing at The-Military-Guide.com, please see our posting guidelines.] [For those who haven’t read this series before, here are the links to Ross’s first post about bumbling … Continue reading →

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