Category Archives: Military Retirement

Lifestyles in Early Retirement: Habits and getting things done

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Charles Duhigg’s new book, “The Power of Habit”, already has 120 people on the waiting list at the Hawaii State Library system. (That means it’s popular!) As part of his book marketing, last week he put up a guest post … Continue reading →

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Military retirement with low savings

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Doug Nordman

Here’s a question from a reader: OK Nords, I need a sounding board. Background: I retired two years ago with 21 years. I was recently found 80% disabled by the VA. After I retired I immediately shipped over to teach … Continue reading →

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Lifestyles in military retirement: Las Vegas

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Doug Nordman

  (Gosh, I can’t wait to see what sort of spam is attracted to that title…) A couple of weeks ago we spent four nights in Las Vegas. It’s been eight years since our last trip there, and it’ll probably … Continue reading →

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Do you really need $2M to retire?!?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Doug Nordman

    (Today’s post was suggested by my daughter, who keeps an eye on Gen Y financial issues…) Shortly after Hallowe’en, MSN put up a scary article about Generation Y needing to save (spoken, of course, in a creepy Dr. … Continue reading →

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Problems with retirement calculators

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Doug Nordman

It’s been a while since I’ve discussed their weaknesses and the options. There are a few updates to existing programs along with a new kid on the block from USAA. Before I start naming programs and websites, though, let’s look … Continue reading →

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