Category Archives: Military Retirement

Military Influencer Conference 2018 – A Gathering of Like-Minded Veteran Entrepreneurs

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Doug Nordman

The 2018 Military Influencer Conference is back. It will be held 23-25 September in Orlando, FL, at the same resort as FinCon, the conference for financial media. FinCon is full of our people, but MIC is our tribe. You’ll meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Financial Independence, What Do You DO All Day?!? | 4 Comments

“Hey, Nords: How’s Your Net Worth?!?”

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Doug Nordman

[Note:  this post has been updated for 2017 2018 2021 data.  I plan to continue updating it every year or few.] A long while back, a reader wrote: “Hey, Nords, any chance you’ll do a summary post about your FIRE … Continue reading →

Posted in Financial Independence, Investing & TSP, Military Retirement, What Do You DO All Day?!? | 19 Comments

Camp Mustache 4 Encore (And A Free Book!)

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Doug Nordman

  [Nords note: My spouse and I are still on Mainland slow travel, and we’ll head back to Oahu in mid-July. Maybe we’ll see you at a military Space A passenger terminal!]   We spent another Memorial Day weekend at … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Financial Independence, Reviews, What Do You DO All Day?!? | 3 Comments

5 Reasons Why Military Retirees Keep Working

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Doug Nordman

A reader posted a forum comment about his co-workers: I’m always intrigued when I hear about recently retired military personnel with pretty good pensions who take new jobs after retiring in their mid to late 40’s. If they want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Military Retirement | 14 Comments

What You Need To Know About National Guard Retirement

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Doug Nordman

Retiring from the Reserves or National Guard is more flexible than retiring from active duty. In the vast majority of cases, your retirement is based on at least 20 good years of service.  (A “good year” requires a certain minimum … Continue reading →

Posted in Military Retirement | 135 Comments