Hello readers! I’m continuing my Blended Retirement System series with two new posts. In today’s post, I’m going to address several things I’ve seen people talk about over the last few months. Later this month, I’ll be posting a Q&A I conducted with a BRS expert to answer … [Read more...] about Blended Retirement System: One Month Til Opt-In Starts
Military Benefits
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 October 22, 2017
Can Spatial Arbitrage Substitute for Geoarbitrage? Freedom Is Groovy – October 18, 2017 In the personal finance world, there is a concept known as geoarbitrage. This is when people choose to live in lower cost of living areas in order to save money. It can be anything from … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday for October 22, 2017
Quick Guide To TRICARE Dental Coverage
Several people have mentioned TRICARE Dental to me lately, both in online forums and in the workplace. Plus, I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to do a series on TRICARE. This is a continuation of that series. The first post is here if you’d like to check it … [Read more...] about Quick Guide To TRICARE Dental Coverage
Understanding TRICARE: The Basics
A reader requested I do a post on TRICARE because she had a troop comment on TRICARE Standard and realized she didn’t know anything about it. As it turns out - neither did I. Why? Because as a single-no-dependents active duty officer who enjoys pretty good health, I’ve never … [Read more...] about Understanding TRICARE: The Basics