A few weeks ago, a family member who is into personal finance but not in the military suggested I write a post about how pay and allowances work in the military, but written for a civilian audience so they can better understand this complicated, mysterious system. And … [Read more...] about A Civilian’s Guide To Understanding Military Pay And Allowances
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Set Your Life On FIRE, and Maybe Somebody Else’s
Need Some Visual FIRE Motivation? Want To Inspire Others? I Gotcha Covered! Recently I was checking out Facebook and came across a post in a military forum. This forum is not money-related in any way, it’s just a mentorship area. The poster was asking how to introduce the … [Read more...] about Set Your Life On FIRE, and Maybe Somebody Else’s
What Being On Twitter Has Taught Me About Personal Finance
One of the interesting things about being a personal finance blogger is that you start to see how everything in life relates to personal finance. Not necessarily money. Personal finance. You'd think that I would get tired of making connections to personal finance, but that … [Read more...] about What Being On Twitter Has Taught Me About Personal Finance
Summary Sunday for April 29th, 2018
A “Message to Garcia” and Its Impact on My Career Westchase Financial Planning – April 9, 2018 My military readers may be familiar with “Message to Garcia.” If you aren’t, make sure you read the link to the story in this post. Other career types should also read it, but it’s … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday for April 29th, 2018
Credit Card Churning Month Nine: Less Than Successful
THIS PAGE CONTAINS REFERRAL AND AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO. Let’s jump right in. This is what happened last night. Not enough info? Okay. Let me tell you what has happened over the last few weeks. Want to catch up on the previous posts in … [Read more...] about Credit Card Churning Month Nine: Less Than Successful