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Veterans Day 2024

Veterans Day 2024

I hope all the veterans out there enjoyed their day yesterday! Each year I’ve blogged on Veterans Day, sharing my reflections on the Veteran experience in this great country of ours. I am generally overall pleased with my own Veteran experience. I feel recognized and adequately cared for as a veteran. I know many other [...]

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GI Bill

GI Bill

Last week I reflected on the intricacies of applying to college in 2024. It’s a process, but it works, and the Common App makes applying to college a little easier for our young folk. This week, it’s the next logical topic, paying for college. In a period where it seems our government stays in perpetual [...]

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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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First Look at 2023 Taxes

First Look at 2023 Taxes

2023 was the most complex tax year in my life; a scary proposition since I’ve struggled with accurate tax planning since leaving the Army in 2019! Upon first look, it appears I may have gotten lucky and guesstimated our 2023 tax burden fairly accurately. Currently only looking to pay about an extra $1k this April…much [...]

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Norm Spivey
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