We've been lucky to spend half of my career overseas. The trick is to stay OCONUS and volunteer for short tours, at least in my case. I seriously considered punching out at 20 as well. However, the difference in pay is not insignificant factored over a lifetime. And thank you for...
Thanks you for the ESP link. I'll look into that. Been a BogleHead for a year now as well and will be moving into a 3-fund Admiral Share setup once I reach the purchase minimums.
Idealy near the mountains. Possibly NC, TN, or even Colorado. Far away from any large cities. I love rock climbing and the outdoors. The military offers TriCare to retires and I will have to look into their fee structure. Other than that, I do not plan on living anywhere where $3k/mo would...
Hello from Italy! ;D
My wife and I got serious about three years ago. Seems we spent our 20's seeing how deep two people could get in debt with nothing to show for it, lol. Anyhow, $30k in financed vehicles (sold) and $10k in credit card debt (paid off) later, here we are... I love...