I am an active duty Air Force officer investing for financial independence by age 40.
Budget a realistic amount for rent, food, transportation, and other expenses Open a checking and savings account. USAA, Navy Federal, PenFed are popular among military servicemembers. Any bank you choose …
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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 …
Read MORESavings Deposit Program (SDP) | 10% Return Deployed Military Savings Account
Here’s my actual investment portfolio. Lots of people will tell you what you should own without telling you what they actually own. I try to demonstrate how I think military …
Read MOREMy Investment Portfolio During COVID-19 | FIRE Asset Allocation
All data available as images (below), PDF, or Excel document. The military TSP matching through the Blended Retirement System (BRS) is an excellent way for military servicemembers to build their …
Read MOREMilitary TSP Match 2020: How much is the BRS match worth?
John C. Bogle (pictured), the founder and long time chairman of The Vanguard Group, wrote The Little Book of Common Sense Investing in 2007, just prior to the insanity of the 2007-2009 recession, …
I first wrote the article in 2016, during a different stock market crash. The wisdom is timeless and I update this post each time the market drops by 20% or …
Simple, low cost, automatic, and diversified: that’s how I invest. There are so many options today when it comes to investing. Just to name a few: savings accounts, money market …
Read MORESimple, Low Cost, Automatic, and Diversified: My Personal Investing Principles
This is a guest post from David Pere, the real estate investor, podcaster, and blogger over at From Military to Millionaire. David is heavily involved in the real estate investing …
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This is a guest post from Jules “Jay” Hurst, a Real Estate Agent in Washington, DC. Personally, I find real estate too stressful to own while on active duty and …
How To Time The Market This is the story of 3 friends who each saved $200 per month and invested their money in a low cost S&P 500 index fund. …