Category Archives: Money Management & Personal Finance

Getting Rich In The Submarine Force


(Disclosure: After “seeing the real Navy” during this summer’s NROTC training, our progeny announced a desire to join the submarine force.  She’s smart, she’s persistent, and she’ll be good at it.  She’s a contender for “command at sea”.  I’m happy … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Building the Ultimate Investment Portfolio


I’ve been reading financial discussion boards for over a decade, and they tend to converge on a few perpetual topics. One of them is “How’s my portfolio?”  Here’s a typical example: “Hi guys glad I found this board great to … Continue reading

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