Deployment: The Most Financially Beneficial Event of Your Life
In 2013 I deployed for the first time with my squadron to a location in Southwest Asia. It was quite an adventure. I had a lot to learn about accomplishing our mission out there as well as all the...
View Article6 Month Deployment Savings Challenge: $54,000
After over two years of no deployments, I have a six month deployment to the Middle East coming up in 2017. Deployments are excellent opportunities to lower your expenses, increase your income, and...
View Article2016 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 and then end of year “Trump...
View ArticleIs Lending Club Safe?
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. Last week we...
View ArticleTesting T-Mobile’s Global Unlimited Data Plan in Germany
At the beginning of this month I had the chance to do a live, on the ground test of T-Mobile’s Simple Choice Plan just outside of Frankfurt, Germany. I travel to Germany and other European Union...
View Article2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
Tax time is here! W2s should be released on myPay by 24 January. If you’ve properly configured your tax withholding, your tax return should be quite small. However, we know how crazy the military tax...
View ArticleThrift Savings Plan TSP – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers a unique, low cost, tax advantaged, diversified, and automatic investment opportunity to US government employees and military personnel. Since I’m active duty Air...
View ArticleTraveling Europe with T-Mobile’s Unlimited Roaming Internet
A couple of work related trips brought me to Europe for a few weeks. When I wasn’t working, I rented a car and hit the autobahn, travelling around Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and...
View ArticleDeployment: The Most Financially Beneficial Event of Your Life
In 2013 I deployed for the first time with my squadron to a location in Southwest Asia. It was quite an adventure. I had a lot to learn about accomplishing our mission out there as well as all the...
View Article6 Month Deployment Savings Challenge: $54,000
After over two years of no deployments, I have a six month deployment to the Middle East coming up in 2017. Deployments are excellent opportunities to lower your expenses, increase your income, and...
View Article2016 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 and then end of year “Trump...
View ArticleUpdated 2018: American Express Waives All Fees for Active Duty Military
Update June 2018: $200+ credit card sign up bonuses. Update Christmas 2016: AMEX waived my $75 annual fee for the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card. Update Christmas 2013: American Express refunded Brian...
View ArticleMicrosoft Military Discount
The Microsoft military discount offers 10% off to US servicemembers, veterans, and their families everyday! This fantastic deal can be applied to Surface Pro, Windows 10 PCs, and many other Microsoft...
View ArticleIs Lending Club Safe?
Over the next few weeks I’m publishing the entirety of my free report on “How to Make Money with Lending Club” as blog posts, so you can access them without having to download the report. Last week we...
View ArticleTesting T-Mobile’s Global Unlimited Data Plan in Germany
At the beginning of this month I had the chance to do a live, on the ground test of T-Mobile’s Simple Choice Plan just outside of Frankfurt, Germany. I travel to Germany and other European Union...
View Article2014: Free 2013 Tax Filing for Military Servicemembers
Tax time is here! W2s should be released on myPay by 24 January. If you’ve properly configured your tax withholding, your tax return should be quite small. However, we know how crazy the military tax...
View ArticleThrift Savings Plan TSP – The Best Retirement Plan in the World
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) offers a unique, low cost, tax advantaged, diversified, and automatic investment opportunity to US government employees and military personnel. Since I’m active duty Air...
View ArticleTraveling Europe with T-Mobile’s Unlimited Roaming Internet
A couple of work related trips brought me to Europe for a few weeks. When I wasn’t working, I rented a car and hit the autobahn, travelling around Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and...
View ArticleDeployment: The Most Financially Beneficial Event of Your Life
In 2013 I deployed for the first time with my squadron to a location in Southwest Asia. It was quite an adventure. I had a lot to learn about accomplishing our mission out there as well as all the...
View Article6 Month Deployment Savings Challenge: $54,000
After over two years of no deployments, I have a six month deployment to the Middle East coming up in 2017. Deployments are excellent opportunities to lower your expenses, increase your income, and...
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