I am an active duty Air Force officer investing for financial independence by age 40.
Budgeting: why bother? I find budgeting to be a chore and would much rather focus my limited time for my finances on increasing my income and investing. We only have …
Read moreI Hate Budgeting: 2015-2016 Expenses and Investments
In this article I run my personal financial independence plan through several online retirement calculators. Every calculator is only as good as the assumptions that go into it. Some calculators …
Read moreFinancial Independence Calculators – Are We on Track?
Happy 2016! This year, military pay rose 1.3% and BAH rose for many. In total my pay will jump about $6000 from Jan 1 2016 to Jan 1 2017, mostly …
Read moreInfographic: 8 Steps to Make 2016 Your Best Financial Year Yet
This is my 100th post on Military Money Manual and the third year I’ve been writing. You can see all my posts in reverse chronological order here. I’d like to take …
This fall, without much fanfare (other than this post), I finally made $1000 online. Cash money, in my bank account, via direct deposit or mailed check. I did this without …
I graduated college with $60,000 in student debt. When my wife and I got engaged, she was carrying $45,000 of student loans. Between us, we were working against over $100,000 …
Andy used his GI Bill to pay for medical school. It’s an awesome benefit that all servicemembers should be aware of and should take advantage of if they are heading …
The AP is reporting that broadcasters are beginning to worry about “Zero TV” households, a demographic that has risen by 3 million to 5 million households since 2007. Not surprisingly Netflix …
Diversify, diversify, diversify. This woman lost $200,000. This guy lost $1,000,000. Why? Because the evil bankers stole their money to fund a bank bail out because the banks were over …
Be sure to check out my Lending Club review from 6 months ago and my analysis of charged off (defaulted) LC notes. Lendingclub.com continues to deliver superior investment returns while minimizing risk. …
Read moreLending Club Review – 2 Years, 6.23% Return, 5 Loans Charged Off