Brad and Jonathan get an update about the “Playing with FIRE” documentary, they recap FinCon 2018, and review feedback from the community about Monday’s episode with the Military Dollar.
- Brad and Jonathan just returned from FinCon in Orlando, Fl.
- The meet up during FinCon was a huge success.
- ChooseFI won the “Best Personal Finance/Retire Early Blog or Podcast” at the conference.
- Potentially as much as 20% of ChooseFI’s community are service members.
- Avoiding a deprivation mindset and instead focusing on how great life will be when you open up your options through Fi.
- Email from David: Military Dollar did an excellent job explaining the complexities of military benefits in an accessible way.
- Feedback from Rick: Excited about the resources that are currently available to members of the military, as they are new compared to what resources were available previously.
- The Blended Retirement option is dramatically improving the retirement benefits for the huge percentage of service members who don’t make it to full military retirement.
- Army Doc points out an extra advantage of using the Post 9/11 GI Bill for dependents: applying and being admitted to a school ‘early decision’ is a binding acceptance which can cause some people to worry about finances, particularly for private universities.
- The GI Bill, combined with solid advanced research about each universities’ participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program, can give your child the leg-up to getting into a university.
- Voicemail from Chris explaining the difference between being enlisted reserve v. officer.
- How have healthcare benefits have allowed Chris to pursue a small business and save money on health expenses?
- Travel through the marines has opened Chris’ worldview and helped him building international relationships.
- Stephen, talks about potential benefits of the Servicemen Civil Relief Act, which can provide some assistance with credit card, phone services, etc.
- The window to opt into the blended retirement system closes in December.
- Update from Scott, the creator of documentary “Playing with FIRE”
- How has the documentary project impacted Scott’s life?
- What impact has the crew had on Scott, and how has FI impacted the crew?
- What’s so compelling about the interviews from the documentary?
- What has been challenging so far?
- Call to Action from Brad & Jonathan: help get the documentary distributed and support the message.
