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Category Archives: Military
Borrowed Time Has Been Repaid in Memories; Farewell Elizabeth
My daughter leaves for the U.S. Air Force in a couple of days. The months since she told us she was enlisting have turned into weeks and now days. Soon we’ll be carefully watching each precious hour that will be poured … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Borrowing Philosophy, Legacy, Military, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Borrowing Philosophy, Family, loan, Parenting, Personal Borrowing, relationship
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Ready! Fire! Aim? Five Ways Borrowers Can Be Like Sun Tzu
“Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to … Continue reading
Veterans, Thanks for your Service! What you Taught us about Borrowing Money
In honor of all military veterans on Veterans Day I thank you for your service. So let’s take a look at our original veterans, the Minutemen of the early colonies’ militias and their tactics that can be adopted by today’s … Continue reading
Posted in Army, Borrowing, Debt, Due Diligence, Financial Planning, Military, Money, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged borrower, borrowing, capital, debt, Due Diligence, Financial Planning, lender, loan, Veteran, Veterans Day
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Operation Mortgage Freedom or Prisoner of Myth? The Soldier Dollar Wars
We all want the truth when it comes to financing our home, right? What is truth? This is part three of a series on housing and mortgages. The last two posts covered some common beliefs about home ownership: September 8, … Continue reading
Posted in Borrowing, Debt, Finance, Financial Planning, Home Ownership, Military, Money, Mortgage
Tagged Army, borrower, borrowing, debt, Financial Planning, Financial Services, leverage, loan, loans, money, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Mortgages, Real estate
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High Altitude Borrowing
I am aware of the correlation between the lack of oxygen and impaired brain function. I experienced that first hand in army flight school when they put us in the hypobaric chamber to simulate the effects of high altitude. We … Continue reading
Posted in Army, Aviation, Borrowing, Debt, Finance, Financial Planning, Military, Money, Relationships
Tagged Army, Aviation, bank, borrower, borrowing, business, capital, credit, debt, diplomacy, finance, Financial Planning, Helicopter, loan, loans, money, mortgage, professional, relationship
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The Helicopter Pilot and the Borrower
I was hooked on flying by the U.S. army aviation brochure in the recruiter’s office. I wanted to jump behind the controls of a helicopter and take off. But first I spent 15 months learning weather, aerodynamics, instrument flying and … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Army, Aviation, Borrowing, Debt, Due Diligence, Finance, Financial Planning, Military, Money, Negotiating, Relationships
Tagged Army, Aviation, borrower, borrowing, business, capital, credit, debt, Due Diligence, finance, Financial Planning, Helicopter, lender, leverage, loan, loans, money, mortgage, negotiating, professional, relationship, stewardship
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