8 Things I Did to Pay Off My Student Loan Debt Early
2016 was the first year since graduating university in 2010 that I did not have to make a single student loan payment. What a relief that was! Now our student …
Why the ‘You Just Gave Uncle Sam an Interest-Free Loan’ Argument Doesn’t Work For Many Transitioning Military
Executive Summary Every year at tax time, you see pundits talk about ‘giving Uncle Sam an interest-free loan.’ While the concept of lowering tax withholdings is sound, there are several …
2016 Investment Performance: +10% Net Worth: +16%
What a roller coaster of a year! Between a rough start in January when the S&P 500 was down 5% (the worst month since 2009), Brexit, the Trump election night crash …
T-Mobile Military and Veteran Discount
T-Mobile offers a military discount to active duty, guard, and reserve servicemembers for their post-paid mobile plans. The company also offers a discount to veterans. I recently reviewed my T-Mobile …
Press Button, Save Money? Maybe, With USAA
USAA put on a great show at their Digital Military Experience Conference in San Antonio at the end of October 2016. For a run down on some of the speakers …
Blended Retirement System: The New Military BRS
Last update 17 Feb 2017 I will use this page to collect ideas, resources, and links to all things Blended Retirement System related. I will keep it continuously updated as new information …
What I Saw at USAA’s Digital Military Experience
USAA’s 2016 “Digital Military Experience,” or #DigiMilEx as it was trending on Twitter, was an annual meeting of military affiliated personal finance bloggers, affinity groups, and USAA’s team. Held at …
I’m Off to the USAA DigitalMilEx Conference!
Well, I guess I’m an actual bonafide blogger now. USAA invited me to attend their 2016 USAA Digital Military Experience (DigitalMilEx) conference in San Antonio, where USAA is headquartered. The …
$10,000 and 1 Year With Betterment: Performance and Cost
After 1 year and $10,000 invested in Betterment, I am a happy customer and recommend it to family, friends, and blog readers. My initial review is here and my review …
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 …