Traditional IRA to Roth IRA Conversion for Deployed Military
After announcing that I would be deployed in 2017 for 6 months, my orders changed. I was not able to execute my 6 month deployment, $50,000 savings challenge. I did …
Military CZTE Deployment
Savings Deposit Program (SDP) 10% Return Deployed Investment
The Savings Deposit Program or SDP offers deployed military servicemembers a 10% guaranteed return on up to $10,000 of invested cash. This means you can earn up to $1000 per …
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) for Turkey 2017
I received the following email from DFAS (Defense Finance Accounting Service) regarding Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) for servicemembers stationed in Turkey: Effective September 19, 2016, unless otherwise specified, all military …
Military Deployment Savings Challenge: $54k in 6 Months
After over two years of no deployments, I have a six month deployment to the Middle East coming up in 2017. Note from Spencer on March 14 2021: this deployment was actually cancelled …
Deployment: The Most Financially Beneficial Event of Your Life
In 2013 I deployed for the first time with my squadron to a location in Southwest Asia. It was quite an adventure. I had a lot to learn about accomplishing our …
8 Ways to Save Money on Deployment
Deployment: Whether it’s 30 days or 15 months, it’s never easy. All of the preparation that goes into deploying, the actual deployment, and then being stationed thousands of miles away …