New year, new financial plans. I am reposting this as part of my 2021 Financial Plan. I will finish this project this year. Last year, or maybe the year before, my friend Doug Nordman started talking about a nifty new printable workbook offered by Chelsea of Smart Money Mamas. This printable workbook is called In… | Read More…

So why is this important? Like I mentioned earlier, spending thousands of dollars on auto accessories means that money isn’t invested for the future. Most people would read this to mean investing in Thrift Savings Plan, your retirement accounts, or putting money towards your children’s’ college education—all worthwhile goals. However, I’ll define it in a slightly different manner by describing what the auto accessory store replaced—the flower shop.

In the military, we face this decision more than most folks.  We buy a house because we intend to stay in it for a while.  We hope that we can hold it long enough to actually have prices rise over time, then either rent it or sell it for a profit.  Then life gets in… | Read More…

This post is for those of you who want to follow military-specific personal finance blogs, but don’t want to get overwhelmed by everything that’s out there.  If you don’t know where to go beyond this blog, I would suggest checking out these five places, and see which ones resonate with you. 1. The Military Wallet… | Read More…