Doug Nordman was a submariner in the Navy. He has been retired for over 17 years and has been living a life of financial independence since 2002. He also spends as much time as possible traveling around the world. He and his family will often take trips that revolve around visiting family or going to conferences like FinCon or FI Chautauqua which is based on interesting conversations with interesting people in interesting places.

He is also a financial blogger, author, and podcaster. His blog and his book