Category Archives: Money Management & Personal Finance

If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now – How to Catch up on Your Retirement Planning

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Jeff Rose over at Good Financial Cents is a CFP who sees dozens of older clients. Nearly every week he meets people in their 60s and 70s who tell him “I wish I’d started earlier and saved more.” Recently I heard … Continue reading →

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Old-school frugal

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Frugality is hot again. I’ll start this post at the end of the story: during the Great Recession, Americans rediscovered frugality. Only this time, the information had already been archived on the Web and a core of tech-savvy people had … Continue reading →

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Do you have affluenza?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Last week I posted about military retirees who are exploring bridge careers and others who are planning to retire with adequate cash flow but low savings. “The Military Guide” is packed with more real-life stories from people who have solved … Continue reading →

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Completely worth the money

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Short post today. (Especially for me.) We just returned from Las Vegas and I have plenty to catch up on. I need to edit down a couple longer posts (on blogging, ironically) for the next two Thursdays.  I guess it … Continue reading →

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Parent’s letter to an 18-year-old

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Doug Nordman

    After those last two blog posts, it’s time to lighten things up a little. Let’s talk about figuring out the “new rules” when your fledgling leaves the nest. Our daughter has given me permission to blog about an … Continue reading →

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