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Wow, Nords.. I'd suggest treating your military career one obligation at a time. Plan your finances for the long term, but be ready to leave active duty when the fun stops. It could be a clean break to civilian life or you could consider the Reserves/National Guard. "Save & invest for your...

Thank you all for you responses! Tim, we were doing extremely well; however, last winter we ran into a family emergency where we had to take out $30K from our savings/investments for a family member...:face palm: I just got back from a deployment and was able to invest more money this past...

Hello all. Looking for some insight… 27 yo married to a DW Retirement Investment sum $30K Emergency Savings established Military Income at roughly $84K (will promote Christmas Eve) Only Debt is a car payment at $349 per month for 36 mo. (Honda Accord) My plan is to serve at least 20 yrs in...

Wow, thank you all tremendously for your responses. I sincerely mean that. Nords-so if you were in my shoes, you would first max out the TSP @ my current allocation and then when I get promoted with the addition $, contribute to a Roth (500 index fund) and change my TSP allocation to mostly I...

Hello All, I discovered this great site and wanted to seek some advice from those who are FIRE'd or on their way to becoming FIRE'd. I am 24 a 2d Lt. in the US Air Force. I am currently contributing 15% to the TSP @: C fund: 60% S fund: 20% I fund: 20% total so far in TSP: 5k I worked...