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American Express
- American Express Waives All Fees for Active Duty Military (Updated 2019)
- AMEX and Chase Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards with No Annual Fee for Military
- AMEX Business Platinum Military Benefits: 100k Offer, No Annual Fee
- AMEX Delta Credit Cards With No Annual Fee for Military
- AMEX Gold Card Military Bonus: No $250 Annual Fee, 35,000 MR Points
- AMEX Platinum Military Benefits: No Annual Fee for Active Duty
- Best Credit Cards for Military Veterans and Retirees 2019
- Best Hilton AMEX Credit Cards Free for Military (Diamond Status) SCRA 2019
- Blue Cash Preferred from American Express for Military ($95 Fee Waived)
- How Long Do the AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant & Hilton Aspire Credits Take to Post?
- How Long Does the AMEX Platinum Saks Fifth Ave Credit Take to Post? 2-5 Days
- How This Sailor and His Wife Acquired 11 AMEX Platinum Cards
- National Guard Title 10 and Title 32 SCRA American Express Platinum
- Share Your American Express Platinum Card Referral Links: Refer a Friend
- Upgrade the American Express Gold Card to an Additional Platinum With This Tip
- Upgrade the AMEX Green Card to Another Free Military AMEX Platinum
Blended Retirement System
Blogging
Business Credit Cards
Case Studies
- 2012 State of the Website
- Analysis of Charged Off (Defaulted) Lending Club Notes
- BedinaBox.com Review – PacDown PacBed Memory Foam Mattress
- Financial Independence Calculators – Are We on Track?
- Guess How Much Money I Made Writing 100 Blog Posts
- How Long Does it Take to “Get Ahead?”
- How Long Does it Take to Make $1000 Online?
- I Hate Budgeting: 2015-2016 Expenses and Investments
- Infographic: 8 Steps to Make 2016 Your Best Financial Year Yet
- Lending Club Review – 2 Years, 6.23% Return, 5 Loans Charged Off
- My 1 Year Plan – Where I Want to Be Financially on Dec 31, 2013
- Quick Guide to the GI Bill
- We are a Proud “Zero TV” Household!
- What Does Cyprus Teach Us? Diversify
- Why I'm Funding My Roth IRA and Not My Wife's (For Now!)
Cell Phones
Chase
- Best Credit Cards for Military Veterans and Retirees 2019
- Chase IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card for Military (No Annual Fee, Free Night)
- Chase Military Credit Cards | No Annual Fees for Active Duty in 2019 with Military Lending Act
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Military: No Annual Fee, 60k Welcome Offer
- Chase Sapphire Reserve Military Perks: No Annual Fee, $300 Travel Credit
- Chase Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred for Active Duty Military 2019
- Form Letter to Reject Chase Arbitration Clause
- Southwest Companion Pass for Military Servicemembers and Spouses
Credit Cards
- 125,000 Delta SkyMiles Without Leaving the Ground
- 5 Real Ways to Make $200+ in Less Than 12 Minutes
- American Express Waives All Fees for Active Duty Military (Updated 2019)
- AMEX and Chase Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards with No Annual Fee for Military
- AMEX Business Platinum Military Benefits: 100k Offer, No Annual Fee
- AMEX Delta Credit Cards With No Annual Fee for Military
- AMEX Gold Card Military Bonus: No $250 Annual Fee, 35,000 MR Points
- AMEX Platinum Military Benefits: No Annual Fee for Active Duty
- Best Business Credit Cards for Veterans and Military 2019
- Best Capital One Credit Cards for Military Servicemembers – 2019 SCRA
- Best Cash Back Credit Cards for Active Duty Military 2019
- Best Credit Cards for Active Duty Military 2019: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Best Credit Cards for Military Spouses 2019
- Best Credit Cards for Military Veterans and Retirees 2019
- Best Hilton AMEX Credit Cards Free for Military (Diamond Status) SCRA 2019
- Best Military Credit Card Bonus Offers for October 2019
- Best USAA Cash Back Credit Cards 2019
- Blue Cash Preferred from American Express for Military ($95 Fee Waived)
- Chase IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card for Military (No Annual Fee, Free Night)
- Chase Military Credit Cards | No Annual Fees for Active Duty in 2019 with Military Lending Act
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Military: No Annual Fee, 60k Welcome Offer
- Chase Sapphire Reserve Military Perks: No Annual Fee, $300 Travel Credit
- Chase Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred for Active Duty Military 2019
- Do I need to buy rental car insurance?
- Form Letter to Reject Chase Arbitration Clause
- Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard for Military
- How Do Credit Cards Work?
- How I Budget My Military Paycheck
- How Long Do the AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant & Hilton Aspire Credits Take to Post?
- How Long Does the AMEX Platinum Saks Fifth Ave Credit Take to Post? 2-5 Days
- How Much Does a Military Officer Make? Real World Example 2019
- How This Sailor and His Wife Acquired 11 AMEX Platinum Cards
- National Guard Title 10 and Title 32 SCRA American Express Platinum
- No Annual Fee Hilton HHonors Card American Express SCRA
- Personal Capital Review: 5 Years of Net Worth Tracking
- Share Your American Express Platinum Card Referral Links: Refer a Friend
- Should I Get the AAFES Military Star Card or Rewards MasterCard?
- Southwest Companion Pass for Military Servicemembers and Spouses
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course Frequently Asked Questions
- Upgrade the American Express Gold Card to an Additional Platinum With This Tip
- Upgrade the AMEX Green Card to Another Free Military AMEX Platinum
- What's In My Wallet 2017: Best Credit Card Bonuses
- When Selecting a Credit Card, APR Doesn't Matter
Credit Score
- Got a Security Clearance After 2000? Then Your Personal Data Was Probably Compromised in the OPM Data Hack
- How I Got an 800+ Credit Score in My 20s
- How to Check Your Credit Report for Free 3 Times a Year
- Releasing a Cosigner from a Navient Student Loan
- Should I Get the AAFES Military Star Card or Rewards MasterCard?
- What is a landlord looking for when they run a credit check?
Debt
Financial Independence
Guest Post
Health and Fitness
Insurance
Investing
- $10,000 and 1 Year With Betterment: Performance and Cost
- 2016 Investment Performance: +10% Net Worth: +16%
- Accessing Retirement Accounts Before Age 60
- Action Required: Changes Coming to Roth TSP January 2015
- AirBnB.com Hosting Review – How I Let Strangers Pay My Mortgage
- Airman First Class (Air Force E-3) Wants to Start Investing
- Analysis of Charged Off (Defaulted) Lending Club Notes
- Army LT Buying a House with USAA Cadet Loan
- Army ROTC Cadet Planning for Financial Independence
- Best Lending Club Reviews From Around the Web
- Blended Retirement System: The New Military BRS
- BRS TSP Match 2019: How much is it worth? How much to contribute?
- Do I Have to Pay Taxes on my Lending Club Earnings?
- Financial Independence Asset Allocation – My 2014 Portfolio
- Financial Independence Calculators – Are We on Track?
- How I Apply John C. Bogle's Advice
- How I Messed Up My $1000 Bet On Oil
- How Lending Club Works
- How much is the BRS TSP match worth annually? 2018 Values
- How to Get $106k into Your TSP in One Year
- How to Make Money with Lending Club
- How to Opt Into the Blended Retirement System (BRS)
- How to Time the Stock Market
- I Will Opt Into the New Military Blended Retirement System (You Should Too)
- Infographic: 8 Steps to Make 2016 Your Best Financial Year Yet
- Is Lending Club Safe?
- Lending Club Review – 1.5 years, 8.35% return, 2 Defaults
- Lending Club Review – 2 Years, 6.23% Return, 5 Loans Charged Off
- Married Naval Officer 3 Years to Retirement Wants to Make it Count
- My 2014 Investment Performance: 10.41%
- My 2016 Asset Allocation
- My 2018 Asset Allocation | TSP, Vanguard Military Stock Bond Ratio
- My Lending Club Story
- New 2018 Military Blended Retirement System
- Reader Question: Roth IRA Investments, USAA vs. Vanguard
- Refinancing Options for Veterans
- Roth TSP vs. Roth IRA
- Savings Deposit Program: The Only Guaranteed 10% Return
- Should I Rollover my TSP to a “Gold IRA?” No.
- Simple, Low Cost, Automatic, and Diversified: My Personal Investing Principles
- Tactics for Using your VA Loan to Build Wealth
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Military Officer
- The Intelligent Military Investor
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
- USAA Invests in Personal Capital – Should You?
- Warren Buffett on the 2016 Stock Market Crash
- Warren Buffett's 2019 Letter to Shareholders Could Double Your Returns
- Watch Me Opt Into the BRS In Less Than 53 Seconds
- What Does Cyprus Teach Us? Diversify
- What is Peer to Peer Lending?
- What to Do With X Dollars and Y Years to Invest It
Lending Club
- After Three Years of Lending Club, I've Had Enough, Thanks
- Analysis of Charged Off (Defaulted) Lending Club Notes
- Best Lending Club Reviews From Around the Web
- Do I Have to Pay Taxes on my Lending Club Earnings?
- How Lending Club Works
- How to Make Money with Lending Club
- Is Lending Club Safe?
- Lending Club Review – 1.5 years, 8.35% return, 2 Defaults
- Lending Club Review – 2 Years, 6.23% Return, 5 Loans Charged Off
- My Lending Club Story
- What Does Cyprus Teach Us? Diversify
- What is Peer to Peer Lending?
Links
Military Airline Credit Cards
Military Banks
- ATM Surcharges Skyrocket – No More Free Checking?
- Auto Insurance Quotes for Military Personnel
- How I Used My USAA Career Starter Loan
- How to Send Money Instantly Between USAA Members (Pay Someone Mobile App)
- How to Survive a Government Shutdown 2019
- I'm Off to the USAA DigitalMilEx Conference!
- Press Button, Save Money? Maybe, With USAA
- Thanks Congress! Government Shutdown Equals No Military Pay
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- USAA Invests in Personal Capital – Should You?
- USAA Review: A Decade of Outstanding Service
- USAA Wants to Give you $25 for Completing a 5 Minute Survey
Military Cash Back Credit Cards
Military Credit Card Course
Military CZTE Deployment
Military Discounts
- Auto Insurance Quotes for Military Personnel
- Hilton Military Discount
- How to Lower your Time Warner Cable Bill
- Lowe's Military Discount | Active Duty, Retiree, & Veteran 10% Discount
- McAfee Military Discount: 60% Off Anti-Virus or FREE for DOD Employees
- Microsoft Military Discount | 10% Off for Active Duty, Reserves, Guard, Retirees, Veterans and Families
- Microsoft Office 2019 Military Discount Home Use Program (HUP)
- Military Life Insurance
- No Annual Fee Hilton HHonors Card American Express SCRA
- Oakley Military Discount: Oakley Standard Issue
- T-Mobile Military and Veteran Discount
- Veterans Day Free Meals, Deals, and Discounts 2019 | Freebies for Active Duty Military, Vets, Guard, Reserves, and Family
Military Hotel Credit Cards
- AMEX and Chase Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards with No Annual Fee for Military
- Best Hilton AMEX Credit Cards Free for Military (Diamond Status) SCRA 2019
- Chase IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card for Military (No Annual Fee, Free Night)
- Chase Military Credit Cards | No Annual Fees for Active Duty in 2019 with Military Lending Act
- How Long Do the AMEX Bonvoy Brilliant & Hilton Aspire Credits Take to Post?
Military Life
- 0% Interest Loans for Coast Guard During Government Shutdown 2019
- 2013: Free 2012 Tax Filing Software for Military from Military OneSource
- 2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
- 3 Things Every New Military Recruit Must Do With Their Money
- 6 Month Deployment Savings Challenge: $54,000
- 7 Things You Must Do If You Just Joined the Military
- 8 Ways to Save Money on Deployment
- A Million Dollar Book List
- AfterVault Military Discount: 30% Off!
- Air Force Pilot Leverages FI to Jump to Airlines
- AMEX Personal Loan for Active Duty Military: 0% Interest for 3 Years
- Army CGO: No Debt, No Kids, No Savings
- Christmas Gift Ideas for Military Servicemembers 2018
- Christmas Gifts Military Troops Actually Want 2019 | Deployed Military Gift Ideas
- Coast Guard Spouse: “Always Ready” for Whatever Surprises Life Throws
- Coast Guard Vet on the USAA Career Starter Loan – MICDC Guest Post
- Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) for Turkey 2017
- Common Misconceptions and Mistakes Surrounding the GI Bill
- Deployment: The Most Financially Beneficial Event of Your Life
- Do I Have to Pay Taxes on my Lending Club Earnings?
- EZ Rack Builder Review: Easy Military Thin Ribbons
- How I Respond to the IRS Combat Zone Tax Letter (CP04)
- How Long Does it Take to “Get Ahead?”
- How much does getting married increase your military pay?
- How to Survive a Government Shutdown 2019
- Is the USAA Career Starter Loan (pre-commissioning loan) a good deal?
- Kate Horrell: Simplify Your Financial Life with Multiple Bank Accounts
- Leaving the military? Negotiate that salary!
- Military Influencers Conference 2019 (MICDC) Spouse Ticket Sponsorship
- Military Life Insurance
- New 2018 Military Blended Retirement System
- Quick Guide to the GI Bill
- Reader Email: ROTC Cadet AMEX Platinum, O3E FI, Trad Guard CZTE
- Rob Aeschbach: Fee Only Military Financial Planner
- Roth IRA Conversion for Deployed Military
- Save $100s Every Year With One Simple Tool: A CAC Reader
- Should I Get the AAFES Military Star Card or Rewards MasterCard?
- Should I take a military pay advance when I PCS?
- Should you keep student loans around for the tax advantaged interest?
- Testing T-Mobile's Global Unlimited Data Plan in Germany
- Thanks Congress! Government Shutdown Equals No Military Pay
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Enlisted Personnel
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Military Officer
- The Intelligent Military Investor
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
- Top 7 Concerns of Deployed Military Personnel – And How To Solve Them
- USAA Career Starter Loan Paid Off 2 Years Early!
- USAA Career Starter Loan Under $10k, Should Pay it Off in a Year
- Welcome Financial Samurai Readers
Military Pay
- 7 Outstanding Military Personal Finance Blogs
- 7 Things You Must Do If You Just Joined the Military
- Got a Security Clearance After 2000? Then Your Personal Data Was Probably Compromised in the OPM Data Hack
- How much does having kids increase your military pay?
- How to Survive a Government Shutdown 2019
- My 1 Year Plan – Where I Want to Be Financially on Dec 31, 2013
- Quick Guide to the GI Bill
- Roth TSP vs. Roth IRA
- Savings Deposit Program: The Only Guaranteed 10% Return
- Should I take a military pay advance when I PCS?
- Thanks Congress! Government Shutdown Equals No Military Pay
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Enlisted Personnel
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Military Officer
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
- Understanding Your Military Pay
Military Personal Loans
- 0% Interest Loans for Coast Guard During Government Shutdown 2019
- AMEX Personal Loan for Active Duty Military: 0% Interest for 3 Years
- Coast Guard Vet on the USAA Career Starter Loan – MICDC Guest Post
- Is the USAA Career Starter Loan (pre-commissioning loan) a good deal?
- Should I take a military pay advance when I PCS?
- USAA Career Starter Loan Under $10k, Should Pay it Off in a Year
Military Tax Strategies
- 2013: Free 2012 Tax Filing Software for Military from Military OneSource
- 2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
- Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) for Turkey 2017
- Do I Have to Pay Taxes on my Lending Club Earnings?
- How I Respond to the IRS Combat Zone Tax Letter (CP04)
- Roth IRA Conversion for Deployed Military
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
Military Travel Credit Cards
- AMEX Business Platinum Military Benefits: 100k Offer, No Annual Fee
- AMEX Delta Credit Cards With No Annual Fee for Military
- AMEX Gold Card Military Bonus: No $250 Annual Fee, 35,000 MR Points
- AMEX Platinum Military Benefits: No Annual Fee for Active Duty
- Best Hilton AMEX Credit Cards Free for Military (Diamond Status) SCRA 2019
- Chase Military Credit Cards | No Annual Fees for Active Duty in 2019 with Military Lending Act
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Military: No Annual Fee, 60k Welcome Offer
- Chase Sapphire Reserve Military Perks: No Annual Fee, $300 Travel Credit
- Chase Sapphire Reserve vs. Preferred for Active Duty Military 2019
- Southwest Companion Pass for Military Servicemembers and Spouses
- Upgrade the American Express Gold Card to an Additional Platinum With This Tip
- Upgrade the AMEX Green Card to Another Free Military AMEX Platinum
Money Management
- 5 Tax Considerations When Selling Your Home in the Military
- Back to Basics – Compounding Interest
- Back to Basics – Payday Loans and What They Mean
- Five Year Plan-Why It's Important For Every Military Family To Have One
- Survivor Benefit Plan – What Does it Mean to Me?
- Ten Personal Finance Questions You Should Ask Before Leaving the Military
- Why the ‘You Just Gave Uncle Sam an Interest-Free Loan' Argument Doesn’t Work For Many Transitioning People
Money Tips
- 125,000 Delta SkyMiles Without Leaving the Ground
- 20% Annual Return Chase Checking Account
- 5 Crazy Things I Did for Cash in College
- 5 Real Ways to Make $200+ in Less Than 12 Minutes
- How I Used My USAA Career Starter Loan
- How to Check Your Credit Report for Free 3 Times a Year
- How to Get Cash and Make Money on Your TDY
- Refinancing an Auto Loan and Negotiating a Better Rate
- Savings Deposit Program: The Only Guaranteed 10% Return
- The Answer to 80% of Personal Finance Questions
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- The Uber of FOREX: OFX Review
- Welcome Financial Samurai Readers
- When Selecting a Credit Card, APR Doesn't Matter
Real Estate
Retirement
- Blended Retirement System: The New Military BRS
- BRS TSP Match 2019: How much is it worth? How much to contribute?
- Financial Independence Calculators – Are We on Track?
- How to Opt Into the Blended Retirement System (BRS)
- New 2018 Military Blended Retirement System
- Roth TSP vs Roth IRA vs Traditional TSP vs Traditional IRA
- Roth TSP vs. Roth IRA
- Should I Rollover my TSP to a “Gold IRA?” No.
- The Average Net Worth of the Above Average Military Officer
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
Saving Money
- 2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
- BedinaBox.com Review – PacDown PacBed Memory Foam Mattress
- Is Lending Club Safe?
- My Lending Club Story
- Testing T-Mobile's Global Unlimited Data Plan in Germany
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
- We are a Proud “Zero TV” Household!
- What Does Cyprus Teach Us? Diversify
- What is Peer to Peer Lending?
Saving Time
Spending
Student Loans
- 8 Things I Did to Pay Off My Student Loan Debt Early
- Common Misconceptions and Mistakes Surrounding the GI Bill
- Debt Free Before 30: How We Paid Off $120,000 in 5 Years
- How I Used My USAA Career Starter Loan
- How My Wife Paid Off $45,000 In Student Loans in 1 Year
- Quick Guide to the GI Bill
- Releasing a Cosigner from a Navient Student Loan
- Student Loans Under $40,000, 3 Years to Go
- Why I'm Funding My Roth IRA and Not My Wife's (For Now!)
Thrift Savings Plan
- 2016 Investment Performance: +10% Net Worth: +16%
- Action Required: Changes Coming to Roth TSP January 2015
- BRS TSP Match 2019: How much is it worth? How much to contribute?
- Financial Independence Asset Allocation – My 2014 Portfolio
- How to Get $106k into Your TSP in One Year
- I Will Opt Into the New Military Blended Retirement System (You Should Too)
- New 2018 Military Blended Retirement System
- Roth TSP vs. Roth IRA
- Should I Rollover my TSP to a “Gold IRA?” No.
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Military – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
Travel
- American Airlines First Class to Hawaii Review | DFW-HNL AA 5: Best Lie Flat From Mainland to Hawaii
- Circuitous Travel PCS and LICWO TDY Guide
- Dubai to Auckland to Melbourne New Years Eve With Points
- Emperor Lounge Auckland Airport Review
- Hawaii to Atlanta (DL836) in Delta One Review: Not Worth It!
- Hilton Military Discount
- How AMEX & The $20 Trick Saved Us $2,795 in Vegas
- How to Get Flight Cancellation Compensation from American Airlines
- No Annual Fee Hilton HHonors Card American Express SCRA
- One Week Cycling Vacation in North Island New Zealand
- Traveling Europe with T-Mobile's Unlimited Roaming Internet
USAA
- ATM Surcharges Skyrocket – No More Free Checking?
- Auto Insurance Quotes for Military Personnel
- How I Used My USAA Career Starter Loan
- How to Send Money Instantly Between USAA Members (Pay Someone Mobile App)
- How to Survive a Government Shutdown 2019
- I'm Off to the USAA DigitalMilEx Conference!
- Press Button, Save Money? Maybe, With USAA
- Thanks Congress! Government Shutdown Equals No Military Pay
- The Power of the “Bills” Account
- USAA Invests in Personal Capital – Should You?
- USAA Review: A Decade of Outstanding Service
- USAA Wants to Give you $25 for Completing a 5 Minute Survey