Well, the Horrell household is six days post-retirement, and the to-do list still feels just as large as it did six months ago. And, if this gives you any sense of how things are going, this post’s title started out as “Observations From 5 Days Before Retirement.” If retirement is in your future, perhaps you’ll… | Read More…

Many military members have questions about the Thrift Savings Plan, often called TSP, and Individual Retirement Arrangements, often called IRAs, and how you can have both and how the contribution limits work. Throw in the Roth and Traditional tax structures of either account, and you can hear some confusing conversations. Even if just one side… | Read More…

Military service members have simple, affordable life insurance coverage through the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program, usually called SGLI. Military spouses may be covered through Family SGLI, or FSGLI. But this coverage ends at, or shortly after, military retirement. Many families still need life insurance protection during the next stage of their life. There are… | Read More…

As y’all know, I am passionate about people being financially prepared to leave the military. In my little perfect dream world, every single military service member would step into the civilian world with a plan, a budget to support that plan, and a bulky transition fund to support that budget. This post is part of The… | Read More…