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What is an IRA? A Beginner’s Guide

April 21, 2017 MilitaryDollar 2 Comments

IRA Beginner's Guide

An IRA, or Individual Retirement Account, is one of several types of retirement account that allow you to make tax-advantaged investments to provide for your financial security when you retire. i.e, it’s a way to save money for retirement. Within the IRA construct, there are two … [Read more...] about What is an IRA? A Beginner’s Guide

Finance Fridays Finance Fridays, IRA, Roth, Tax-Advantaged, Traditional

Budget Travel Series: 3 days in Strasbourg France for $250!

April 19, 2017 MilitaryDollar 2 Comments

Strasbourg

This post is part of an ongoing series in how I travel semi-luxuriously on a budget. Travel is one of my passions, and I’m always looking for new ways to do it without negatively impacting my financial goals. Back in March, I was on a work trip to Germany and I decided to take a … [Read more...] about Budget Travel Series: 3 days in Strasbourg France for $250!

Budget Travel Budget Travel, Travel

Summary Sunday – April 16th, 2017

April 17, 2017 MilitaryDollar Leave a Comment

Summary Sunday

Summary Sunday is a weekly post where I put out a short list of the personal finance blog posts and articles I liked the most throughout the previous week. Links to each post are in the headers. I hope you enjoy them too!  A Different Way of Looking at Spending? Written by J. … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday – April 16th, 2017

Summary Sundays Blogs, Summary Sunday

What is FIRE? (Financial Independence / Retire Early)

April 15, 2017 MilitaryDollar 1 Comment

Financial Independence Retire Early

First – The Basics FIRE. FIREd. FIREe. FIRE stands for Financial Independence / Retire Early. It’s a concept, but it’s also a community. There is a small but varied group of people in America who have decided that working for pay isn’t for them, and they are doing something … [Read more...] about What is FIRE? (Financial Independence / Retire Early)

FIRE Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE

Why I’m Starting MilitaryDollar.com

April 15, 2017 MilitaryDollar Leave a Comment

Military Personal Finance

Sometimes people ask me how I got so interested in personal finance. We’ve all heard the old adage “you’ll never get rich in the military!” so why bother? And maybe I never will get rich, but that’s not what is important to me. What is important to me is having a simple, … [Read more...] about Why I’m Starting MilitaryDollar.com

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