Doug Nordman served on active duty for 20 years in the Navy’s submarine force and retired in 2002 at the age of 41. He and his spouse, a retired Navy Reserve member, reached financial independence in 1999 on a high savings rate. They’ve lived in Hawaii for over 35 years, and their daughter Carol was born and raised on Oahu. 

These days Doug enjoys surfing, slow travel, writing, grandparenting, reading, home improvement, personal-finance conferences, and more surfing.  

He’s the author of The Military Guide To Financial Independence and Retirement and founder of MilitaryFinancialIndependence.com. With his daughter Carol Pittner (also a Navy vet), he's the co-author of Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence through ChooseFI Media.  

Military personal finance is an important family topic ... almost as important as surfing.  

Doug donates all of his writing and speaking revenue to military-friendly charities.