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Money Tools
Budget and Expense Tracking Apps
- YNAB – Jamie's favorite tracking app.
- Monarch Money – track expenses automatically and see beautiful cash flow and spending reports. Makes tracking your budget easy and easy to look it.
ProjectionLab – model your net worth growth
Portfolio Visualizer – great for back testing portfolios
Kubera – Track your net worth across multiple accounts, like the TSP, Roth IRA, . If you sign up hello@kubera.com and mention spencer@militarymoneymanual.com sent you.
Nectarine – Financial Advice from licensed financial advice professionals for $150 to $250 per hour. Save 10% with our link.
Financial Independence Calculators
Donor Advised Funds
- DAFFY
- Vanguard Charitable
- Schwab Charitable
- Fidelity Charitable
Investment Accounts
- Schwab
- Fidelity
- Vanguard
Military Friendly Banks and Credit Unions
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- USAA
- Ally
Fitness, Sports, Health
vuori clothing. I especially recommend the Kore 5″ shorts. Get 20% off with my referral link.
Tech
Google Fi – Read my full Google Fi Review. An essential cell phone service if you're stationed overseas or travel outside the US frequently. I've used it for almost 10 years now and it provided high speed data for free in every international location I visit.
Google Pixel Phones – best Android alternative to iPhone.
Kindle Paperwhite – best digital ereading experiences. Allows me to read dozens of books a year and travel with dozens of books in my backpack.
I noticed that you don’t have Empower/Personal Capital on this page. Do you not use or recommend that product anymore? If you aren’t using it anymore what made you change to these new tools?
I stopped using Personal Capital when they sold to Empower. I wanted something with less cold sales calls. Also it often had syncing issues with accounts.
If a product is free they’re usually selling your data or you’re the product. Kubera coats a bit every year but it’s simple and comprehensive, well worth it.