Category Archives: Travel

Enough– and Abundance

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Doug Nordman

What are you doing with your abundant life? When you’re saving & investing for financial independence, you’re focused on accumulating enough without sacrificing your quality of life. And if you’re still in the military, then you’re hoping to salvage a … Continue reading →

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21.5 Years Of Financial Independence and Early Retirement

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Doug Nordman

  As we slide into 2024, after more than two decades of financial independence, I feel as if my spouse and I are reaching an inflection point. We’ll highlight the changes. It’s all good.   Slow Travel 2023:  Flying Space … Continue reading →

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Sea Story: Standing Duty During A Volcanic Eruption With A Typhoon

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Doug Nordman

This post doesn’t have a financial independence theme, but it certainly helped me develop attitudes of gratitude and abundance.  I’m also sharing it to help others. June 15th is the anniversary of the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the … Continue reading →

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How I Planned 8 Months of Travel

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Doug Nordman

This post is brought to you by Mark Delaney at The Veteran Professional.  If you’re interested in contributing at The-Military-Guide.com, please see our posting guidelines. My commander looked at my packet of paperwork to leave the military and saw that … Continue reading →

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Slow Travel Is Wonderful, Yet We Still Had Challenges

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Doug Nordman

I’ve had a bunch of reader requests for our lessons learned from slow travel. I’ll mention parts of our trips during this post, and the “Related articles” section at the bottom will have more information about our destinations. All of … Continue reading →

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