Category Archives: Insurance

Medical Tourism at Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital (2025 update)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Doug Nordman

Whether or not you’re financially independent, when was your last physical exam? This post updates our medical tourism travels for our third visit to world-famous Bumrungrad Hospital. If you’ve never been there (or in Thailand) then please read this 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Independence, Insurance, Military and Veterans Benefits, Money Management & Personal Finance, What Do You DO All Day?!? | Leave a comment

Financial Peace While in the ICU

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Doug Nordman

This post is brought to you by a reader– and his spouse– who choose to stay anonymous about their experiences with their local Intensive Care Unit during the pandemic.   It’s a timely reminder of everyone’s “why” of financial independence– and … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Independence, Insurance, Military and Veterans Benefits, Military Life & Family, Military Retirement, Money Management & Personal Finance | Leave a comment

Armed Forces Insurance: “Your home policy is canceled.”

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Doug Nordman

  My spouse and I have been with Armed Forces Insurance for 44 years… starting with a personal-property policy way back when I was (unbelievably) a teenage midshipman. It’s quite possible that their decades of low premiums and generous claims … Continue reading →

Posted in Insurance, Money Management & Personal Finance, USAA | 2 Comments

The “What’s Up Next?” Podcast: “Looking Out For Mom And Dad”

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Doug Nordman

  A few months ago I joined Doc G and Paul Thompson of the What’s Up Next? podcast for a panel discussion about a family financial problem: How do you look out for your parents when you don’t know anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Insurance, Military Life & Family, Money Management & Personal Finance, Reviews | 2 Comments

Family Estate Planning For Your Disability

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Doug Nordman

Here’s our capstone post for the year: our family’s estate plan. I’ve spent the last 11 months writing about the ways that our Nords family financial independence is changing. Now we’re reaching far into the future to simplify not just … Continue reading →

Posted in Insurance | 6 Comments