Category Archives: Military Retirement

There’s a persistent rumor among early retirees that you can only achieve the ambitious ER goal if you eliminate all discretionary spending– including the money “wasted” on raising a family. The reality is that you have to focus your spending … Continue reading →

A persistent claim about retiring early is that it favors a certain personality type. This rumor started over a decade ago with a survey comparing personality types with financial-management skills. It was an informal query, not a statistically significant study, … Continue reading →

A friend’s active-duty retirement reminded us of the potential surprises & pitfalls of the first pension payment. The first surprise you may encounter is the date of your pension deposit. When you’re on active duty you’re getting paid on the … Continue reading →

Sometimes putting up three posts a week is a problem. However, my blogging problem isn’t deciding what subject to write about. My blogging problem is deciding which subject to write about first! Since I’m still incubating a half-dozen unfinished posts, … Continue reading →

  After you’ve been in the military for 8-10 years, you notice the pendulum swings. At first they can turn you into a bitter, hardened cynic, but after two or three limit-cycles you realize that the pendulum’s problem is slowly … Continue reading →