ISBN 978-1-57023-320-3 (13-digit); 1-57023-320-9 (10-digit)

 

 

By Doug Nordman

 

Based on the author’s book The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement (Impact Publications, May 2011), this powerful little pocket guide has it all. It provides servicemembers, veterans, and their families with an important roadmap for becoming financially independent prior to committing themselves to full-time retirement.

 

Semi-retired at age 41 and enjoying life with his family on the beaches of Hawaii, the author outlines how military personnel who want to retire in their 40s can become happily semi-retired and thus avoid the necessity of pursuing what is often a less than fulfilling second career in government or the corporate world.

 

Emphasizing the importance of family, lifestyle, and bridge careers, this pocket guide goes a long way in providing answers to one of today’s most important questions for transitioning military personnel and their families – "What do you want to do with the rest of your life?"

 

Dispelling numerous myths about military transition, finances, and retirement, the book focuses on the two most important inflation-protected benefits military retirees receive and can build upon for creating a financially independent and semi-retired lifestyle:

It shows how to build a sound financial house based upon:

Filled with examples, checklists, and recommended websites and books, this ground breaking pocket guide is essential reading for anyone contemplating retiring from the military or jump-starting their post-military career in the direction of semi-retirement and/or full-time retirement.

 

64 pages. 3⅞ x 4⅞. June 2011.

 

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