Released: May 12, 2008

Disciplined savers look for better returns

Source: Kathy Chu, USA Today

Scott and Razije Blanchard try to embrace freedom in all aspects of their lives.

They celebrated in February, when the ethnic Albanians of Razije’s homeland, Kosovo, declared themselves free. They’ve named their infant daughter Elira, an Albanian name that means “to be free.” As an active duty Army officer who has served in Iraq, Scott tries to ensure freedom for people in other countries, too.

It’s not surprising, perhaps, that the couple also want freedom in their financial lives: to travel to Kosovo once a year, to eventually open their own business and to amass enough money in retirement to move anywhere they’d like.

What the Blanchards, of College Station, Texas, have going for them is their impressive financial discipline. 

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