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The 55 Stages Of Financial Independence Seekers (FIREes)

May 30, 2018 MilitaryDollar 10 Comments

Stage s of financial independence

You might have heard of the Milestones or Stages of Financial Independence: The Milestones of FI The stages of financial freedom: The road to financial independence The 7 Stages of Financial Independence: What Stage Are You In? The 11 Stages of Wealth: Which Stage … [Read more...] about The 55 Stages Of Financial Independence Seekers (FIREes)

FIRE, Miscellaneous Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE

Set Your Life On FIRE, and Maybe Somebody Else’s

May 5, 2018 MilitaryDollar 13 Comments

FIRE Flyer

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

FIRE, Miscellaneous Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE, Printables

Should You Skip TSP and IRA? A Collaboration With MilitaryMilesAndFinance.com

January 1, 2018 MilitaryDollar 7 Comments

TSP and IRA

Hey everybody - James at MilitaryMilesAndFinance.com asked me to review his thoughts on whether military members who are aiming for financial independence/early retirement (FIRE) should actually forgo tax-advantaged accounts and focus on investing in taxable accounts. After … [Read more...] about Should You Skip TSP and IRA? A Collaboration With MilitaryMilesAndFinance.com

FIRE, Military Mondays Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE, Investing, Tax-Advantaged, Taxes, Thrift Savings Plan

An Interview With An Early Retiree: Ginzu

November 1, 2017 MilitaryDollar 10 Comments

Military Retiree

The Retiring On A Military Pension series has sparked a lot of questions about whether it’s really possible. Several people asked me to interview people who are already retired. Today, I’m bring you just such an interview. Welcome to the first Military Retiree Interview! So … [Read more...] about An Interview With An Early Retiree: Ginzu

FIRE, Retiring On A Military Pension Budget, Early Retirement, Financial Independence, FIRE, Military Retirement, Retirement

That Day I Slashed $1000 From My Monthly Budget

October 11, 2017 MilitaryDollar 2 Comments

$1000 per month

DISCLAIMER: I received feedback that this post was confusing. This post is about a poor budgeting method I used to use that resulted in a lot of unneeded money sitting in my bank account, which I then spent because, well, it was there to be spent. It is not a list of ways to … [Read more...] about That Day I Slashed $1000 From My Monthly Budget

FIRE, Miscellaneous Budget, Financial Independence, FIRE, Frugal Living

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