Posts by: Norm Spivey

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Travel Awards

Travel Awards

One thing I got right on my personal financial journey is participating in travel awards programs. Specifically, choosing those brands that are best for me and then sticking with them. I am convinced without travel awards, my family’s current challenges requiring frequent overseas travel to care for sick relatives would be more worrisome. It is [...]

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Five Years Removed

Five Years Removed

Today marks five years since retiring from the military! Five years passed in a flash. So much happened; there was a global pandemic, two different employers, elections, new house, kids in college…the list goes on! I am not sure I’ve ever seen a five-year span so crammed with change. Not exactly what I pictured in [...]

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Week Four

Week Four

It’s already week four of the college football season and starting to get really interesting now! Especially since my favorite college team, the University of Tennessee scored a big win during a tough SEC match up against Oklahoma. College football is one of my favorite things about fall! College football has always been my go-to [...]

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Revisiting Frugal Eating

Revisiting Frugal Eating

The cost of food is a major issue these days and with good reason. Whether eating out or buying groceries, food is expensive! For most families, food costs are second only behind housing costs. I think one can still live frugally and enjoy nutritious sustenance. The bottom line, to live frugally, one cannot eat out [...]

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Knowing Who to Call

Knowing Who to Call

If you’ve read any of my stuff, you know I am a chronic do-it-yourselfer, perhaps to a fault. I’d submit that the successful rental property investor can’t sustain profitability without some level of do-it-yourself skills. However, as I’ve grown older, my general body condition and available time seem to be diminishing, I’ve found myself calling [...]

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