April 15, 2024
This episode focused on Military FI covers survivor benefit plans, VA benefits, VSO disability benefits, tax planning, healthcare, and blended retirement systems.
This episode focused on Military FI covers survivor benefit plans, VA benefits, VSO disability benefits, tax planning, healthcare, and blended retirement systems.
Active duty military can now get the most popular Chase personal travel rewards card, the for free! While the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) prompted a couple of credit card companies to waive annual fees and cap interest rates under certain conditions for their cards, most credit card companies did
It’s a bit of an open secret on military bases: active duty service members can get without paying the annual fee. This is one of the most coveted credit cards of all, offering some of the most remarkable benefits of any travel rewards card on the market in 2022 (American
Household of FI-Matt & Megan with Mentor Doug Nordman What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show We are circling back to check in with our Households of FI families. First up are Matt and Megan, our international, dual military couple. Having a military pension is like having multiple lottery tickets.
Active duty military can have the top rewards credit cards in every category without worrying about annual fees. This is because Chase, American Express, and Capital One waive annual fees for active-duty military as part of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and the Military Lending Act. This is an amazing
The author of the Military Dollar joins Brad and Jonathan to discuss the various ways that service members can optimize their finances and choose financial independence, including retirement plans, financial planning, health care benefits and the GI Bill. Working in the military can set someone up to retire after 20
The Incredible Power of Compounding (In Real Life) Two weeks ago, I featured this quote in the newsletter: And last week I said now is the time to track your Q1 2024 net worth (it’s still a great time!) With those 2 items in mind: I rarely talk about my own personal
Year End Wins 2023 I was blown away by the quality and quantity of FI wins the community sent in this year, and to go along with ChooseFI podcast Episode 468 ‘Year End Wins 2023’ that dropped yesterday with nearly a dozen voicemails, I’m turning these last two newsletters of
2024 Updated IRS Retirement Contribution Limits The IRS just released updated contribution account limits for 2024: Free Tool to Track Your Finances The Path to FI is all about action, and the very first action I recommend is: Write down all your assets and liabilities to get your net worth
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9 Basics of The Simple Path to Wealth I wanted to pass along two wonderful pieces of foundational content from two close friends of ChooseFI. We’ll start with JL Collins, and for this we’ll go back to one of his most important posts, “How I Failed My Daughter and a
Travel Rewards for a Spring Break Win Our family just got back from an amazing spring break trip to the Bahamas, and it was a case study in how beneficial using travel rewards can be, both in the big obvious ways, but also in more subtle ways that add dramatically
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