Category Archives: Reviews

Book Review: Rich As A King

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Doug Nordman

Humor me on this post. I’ll make it relevant to financial independence in a few paragraphs. [Sidebar:  If you read this post all the way to the bottom, then you’ll see a fundraising link for cool swag to crowdsource the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gold Diggers And Deadbeat Dads

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Doug Nordman

I read a lot of personal finance books. They’ll talk about financial independence and budgets and saving and investing, of course. Some of them start with getting out of debt while others help you create your retirement plan. The vast … Continue reading →

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Survey Results For “The Retiree Next Door”

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Doug Nordman

Today is the first day of FinCon14, and it’s also the launch of a free eBook on successful retirees! “The Retiree Next Door” is based on a survey of over 500 financially independent people who volunteered their advice. (Disclosure: I’m … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “When She Makes More”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Doug Nordman

I’m financially independent, but I’m blissfully ignorant of popular culture. (Maybe those two facts are related?) I had never heard of Farnoosh Torabi. I first noticed her work a few years ago when she interviewed blogger buddy Darrow Kirkpatrick for … Continue reading →

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Book review: paperback version of “The Power of Habit”

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Doug Nordman

(Ohana Nords just returned from our three-week Bangkok vacation. I have several “lifestyles in retirement” posts to write about our experiences, but I also have a backlog of other material about new books and investing. I’ll post about all of … Continue reading →

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