Along with FINCON12 I've visited my Dad and worked on his finances. I'll talk about how he's doing now and then I'll review the latest financial lessons. Alzheimer's is relentless. Dad's mid-stage symptoms are worse and his brain is losing control of his emotions. He has trouble remembering faces and aphasia is ...
Last week's post covered the basic insurance issues when you're just starting out. You'll insure your personal property and your vehicle for the financial catastrophes that you can't cover on your own, and you'll control the costs by using high deductibles. Insurance expenses make it even riskier to own a home while ...
I'd like to credit Mike over at Live The New Economy with inspiring me to write today's post. When you're done here, go visit his site and check his progress on achieving his goals. I may be an older dog, but he re-taught me an old trick. One of the perpetual debates on forums like Early-Retirement.org or ...
After Jeff Rose's life insurance awareness movement, a reader asked: "Nords, what insurance do you carry?" Hunh. I've never thought of myself as an insurance role model, unless you're part of a dual-military retiree couple with just one kid. Technology has certainly brought down the price of the insurance decision, ...
This guest post is brought to you by Eddie Wills. For those of us who have had to put together War Plans/OPLANs on a military staff, we all know the importance of an Exit Strategy. The late great author Dr. Steven R Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” knew this as ...
(Sorry about that cheesy title. As a writer, I couldn't resist the double entendre. As a blogger, I couldn't resist the SEO. I assure you that the spammers will punish me for my transgressions...) Hey, it's Labor Day, and you're probably not going to read this post until you're back at work the next day... or at ...
We're military veterans, not financial advisors. We're trying to share what we've learned and to pay it forward – but you have to make your own decisions.
What worked for us will probably work for you, but unfortunately, we can’t guarantee it. Let us know if something’s not working for you, and we’ll try to figure out a better way... Continue Reading...
Doug Nordman