Money for Military

Saving Money will Hurt the Economy?

2009-06-07T16:09:00.002+02:00

This is a blasphemous article. I understand that America is built from consumer spending; however, we should change that and have a nation built off of saving. Anyways, here is an article that says saving too much could hurt the economy.Rick NewmanU.S. NewsJune 5, 2009http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-Youre-Going-to-Save-More-usnews-15452714.html

Double Your Credit Card Rewards

2008-12-31T04:00:00.001+01:00

I recently got the Services Chase Credit Card. I was using my ATM/Debit card from USAA and was receiving 1% on all purchases using the credit function. The new Services credit card gives me... Read full post at www.moneyformilitary.org

This Site Will be Moving!

2008-12-30T06:20:00.002+01:00

I've spent two years using the free blogger service. I've enjoyed the simplicity and how easy it was to get started blogging right away. To be blunt, the main goal of this blog is for me to make money and to teach people the rules of finance. I've always said that finances are like a game that most people don't know all the rules to. Once you learn the rules, the game of finances becomes a

Black Friday/Day After Christmas AAFES Deals

2008-12-26T03:37:00.002+01:00

Some military members can take advantage of the scaled down rush by shopping at AAFES for post-holiday deals. I usually never say anything good about AAFEs because I feel that AAFES doesn't offer a great deal to military members anymore; however, they still have exclusive rights on military bases instead of opening up Wal-marts that would actually save military members money. Price Matching -

Get Your Free Credit Report to Start 2009

2008-12-15T00:20:00.000+01:00

Before going into 2009, you should get your credit report. You can get your legal free credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com . There are plenty of other sites that pretend to be free; however, this one is the certified one offered by the government. You are allowed to get a free credit report from each agency once a year. These reports will not give you your credit score as given by

Job Opportunities for Veterans

2008-11-14T04:30:00.000+01:00

We have an honorary commander that supports our activity councils. He is a civilian that served for three years in the military and medically retired from the Vietnam War. He has been supporting the military ever since. He owns three Carls Jrs in the local area and gives free products to our activity councils. He makes decent money when the economy is doing great and makes even more when the

GI Bill Kicker Advice

2008-10-24T05:07:00.000+02:00

A disgruntled reader left a pretty bad comment that I didn't approve because the reader didn't offer any real good suggestions. That's the beauty of blogs, that anonymous people that do "drive-bys" will try to flame your blog. In April of 2007, I made a post about the GI Bill kicker where individuals can put $600 in and get $5400 back in benefits. At the time, I posted that this was a great

Savings, Investing, Debt Reduction - Where Do I Start?

2008-10-15T03:37:00.000+02:00

I had an individual ask me the most basic and the most difficult question possible, “How do I start with my finances?” Most people only want to hear 8 seconds worth of me talking; at no fault of my own. It’s because talking about finances can sound like a foreign language. So here is a quick run down of what I would say if you were to listen to me for more than 8 seconds.1. The first step is to

AAFES SABRE DVD TV Troubleshooting Help Update

2008-10-09T05:08:00.000+02:00

In August, I made a posting for people to consolidate their problems with SABRE DVDs and TVs. You can read here to see what my plan was. I was going to send the SABRE consumer electronics representative an e-mail asking for assistance. I already had rapport with SABRE because a SABRE member contacted me and I let him create a post to answer the numerous problems that people were experiencing with

STAR Card Gives Discount Gas - Save Money on Gas

2008-09-23T05:27:00.000+02:00

I've never really been a fan of the AAFES STAR card. I thought I knew everything about the pros and cons of the STAR card. However, I just learned about a new pro of the STAR card. Here are some of the current pros:Relatively low interest rate given to young military members.No interest when used at military clothing sales.Can be used at most AAFES-owned locations; i.e. Burger Kings on base,

Searching for the Right Credit Card

2008-09-18T04:00:00.001+02:00

There is no way to win the fight against credit card offers clogging up your inbox or mailbox. There are thousands of credit companies and even more types of credit cards that are eagerly awaiting your purchase. We are a nation of debt and we prove that there is no limit to how much debt we will carry. Most households succumb to impulse shopping and instead of paying as you go...people resort to

Wall Street Sunk - Stock Market Crash - The World is Ending

2008-09-16T02:22:00.000+02:00

I come home from work and check my Gmail everyday. Usually I delete 5 - 10 SPAM e-mails, approve or reject 3 - 5 comments on this blog and respond to one or two e-mails by friends or family. Today, I received a lot of e-mails telling me that the apocalypse was happening and I should pull all my money out of the stock market. Around August of last year, when the stock market was at an all-time

The Price of FREE-dom!

2008-09-11T05:25:00.000+02:00

This isn't a cliche' post on a blog about the sacrifices of freedom. Actually, it has nothing to do with freedom at all...it was just a clever title that I thought of. When deciding how much you really get paid in the military you have to factor in how much free stuff we get. I already did a post highlighting some of the experiences I've had with civilian agencies giving discounts or favors to

Two Years of Blogging for Money for Military

2008-08-30T00:47:00.000+02:00

The 26th of this month was my second year of blogging/online money making. It has been a lot of fun and I've made a little money on the way. I'm not as big as I wanted to be and it's mainly my fault. Here are some tips/problems that I've had along the way that I think has stopped my progress. What's worse is I don't have enough time, or patience, to fix any of this really.Blogger has been

My Credit Score - How to Raise Your Credit Score

2008-08-18T17:31:00.000+02:00

This past month over a dozen have reported a form of identity theft to OSI. Being a security manager for a squadron, I've had 5 or more people come to me about their recent identity theft that they haven't yet reported it to OSI. Some people have had money taken directly out of their account, some people have extremely large purchases in Mexico or other states, and some people have had loans

SABRE Electronics: DVD Player & 42" LCD TV

2008-08-14T05:01:00.000+02:00

I first bought my SABRE DVD player at the Bitburg BX in November 2006. You can read here how excited I was about "saving money." After almost two years of having it, I realize that SABRE electronics is not worth the money. I've had problem after problem with my DVD player.One of the biggest hits to this blog is people searching for answers about the SABRE DVD players and the SABRE 42" LCD TV.

Military Paycheck Budget

2008-08-10T23:15:00.000+02:00

Today is the 10th of August and we (military members) have 5 more days until payday. Two different people told me last Friday that they couldn't wait for payday because they were already out of money. I couldn't believe that. I asked them why are you already out of money with a whole week to go until payday. They told me to relax, this was the big bills paycheck; next payday there's hardly any

Highest Yielding Savings Accounts

2008-07-29T17:11:00.000+02:00

In August of 2004, I decided to put my idle cash in a high-yield savings account. Most banks only offer less than 1% interest on your cash in a savings account. Keeping your money in an account like this, means you are actually losing money because you could be earning more in a high-yield savings account. At the time, I did a search (that I will explain how to do below) and found that ING

Net Worth of Military Retirement

2008-07-22T07:15:00.000+02:00

How much is a military retirement worth? Many individuals often ponder this question. Here is a quick example of how you can figure this out. CAUTION: This post may involve some math, please do not leave this site.You retired in December of 2007 and you will start to collect retirement checks in January of 2008.You served 20 years in the military, retired at the average enlisted rank of E-7, and

More Information about the New GI Bill Being Transferred...

2008-07-15T04:14:00.000+02:00

As I promised in my last post, I will keep researching the post 9/11 "Webb-Hagel" Education Bill. I was searching through most of the internet and was finding the same thing posted everywhere. I found an article on Military.com by Tom Philpott (Philpott, 2008) and he writes:Transferability – This feature will allow longer-serving members to transfer unused education benefits to spouses or

Updated Military Blogroll

2008-07-14T04:43:00.000+02:00

I went through my Military Blogroll today and deleted all the blogs that either have been deleted or have not been updated since 2007. August 26th will be my second year blogging so I wanted to spruce it up before then.If you have a military blogroll and would like to be added to my blogroll, please let me know. If you are one of my millions (and by millions I mean a handful) of readers and

Free for Military - Re-Blued!

2008-07-11T03:32:00.000+02:00

To be "re-blued" in the Air Force is to have something happen that makes someone excited and motivated to stay in the Air Force. Lately, I've been contemplating about getting out of the military and I don't get re-blued very easy.That being said; yesterday, three of my work mates and I were driving off base for lunch one someone pulled up and screamed, "You guys rock, thanks for everything!" I

The New GI Bill to Dependents

2008-07-06T21:45:00.000+02:00

I'm sure everyone has been reading about the new post 9/11 GI Bill or the Post 9/11 - Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008. I've been a member of the Air Force Sergeant's Association (AFSA) since I've joined the Air Force in 1999 (pre 9/11). One of the biggest sales pitch was the AFSA was lobbying for the GI Bill to be able to be transferred to dependents. Finally this new GI Bill has

Military Finance Blogs

2008-06-28T17:22:00.000+02:00

I was taking 3 weeks of use/lose leave in August of 2006. I was pretty bored and I think I reached the end of the internet twice. I read an article about a personal finance blog and how much money the person was making. I Googled "how to blog" and found the very successful http://www.problogger.net/ and found out that he made $15,000 in one month off of his Google Ads. I immediately started my

Rising Gas Prices Affect Budgets

2008-06-20T21:37:00.000+02:00

I know everyone loves mathematics. I also know that everyone loves to budget and to see the affects of rising gas prices on their budgets. I decided to run through some calculations so everyone can see what gas prices do to their budgets. I don’t personally agree with budgets per se; however, I do agree with people budgeting their fixed expenses. Gas, groceries, entertainment, etc. shouldn’t