It's been a long week. I wanted to get this post about achieving a high savings rate out on Wednesday, but I had a lot going on both at work and at home. There are a lot of moving parts in my life right now! Holiday season, amiright? Plus, I kept adding more and more to it. There … [Read more...] about The Sane Path To Achieving A High Savings Rate
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Don’t Make Military Career Decisions Based On Dollars And Not Sense
BLUF: If you are hating life while trying to be financially responsible, you are doing it wrong. Not a military member? Stick around. These words apply to any job. This is a pure opinion piece. The views expressed within do not represent the views of the United States … [Read more...] about Don’t Make Military Career Decisions Based On Dollars And Not Sense
Summary Sunday for November 12th, 2017
How Much Should I Have In My 401(K)? Mustard Seed Money – August 28, 2017 In this post, Mustard Seed Money examines the results of a Vanguard report about retirement account saving and looks at the “average” and “median” American. The amount of money you set aside for … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday for November 12th, 2017
Introduction to the 4% Rule
Hello everybody! I’m back from a fun and exhausting vacation wherein I ate too much, slept not enough, and of course developed a sore throat and cough from either laughing and singing too much, or maybe it’s actually just a cold. Either way, my internal clock is all kinds of … [Read more...] about Introduction to the 4% Rule
Q&A: Credit Card Military Waivers & Churning Plan
THIS PAGE CONTAINS REFERRAL LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. After my last update on my credit card churning experiment, Megan asked a couple of questions in the comments. I decided to make this into its own post, because these aren’t short answers. So … [Read more...] about Q&A: Credit Card Military Waivers & Churning Plan