WHAT IS IT? Personal Capital is like a glorified Mint Account. It allows you to track all your finances in one place. It has a beautiful design and very user friendly. It was founded by Bill Harris who is the former CEO of Intuit and PayPal. It automatically updates your spending and breaks down all your expenses and incomes. It gives advice on how to save money and even … [Read more...] about Personal Capital Review – Why I Use Personal Capital to Manage My Money
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Financial Secrets for Military Members
During my time during active duty i've tried to take advantage of all of the financial perks of being in the military. Here are my three favorite benefits:1.) Credit cardsMost credit card companies waive annual fee's for military members. I think all military members should have the following three credit cards as a must:American Express Platinum$600 sign up bonus.Free yearly … [Read more...] about Financial Secrets for Military Members
How to Sign Up for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
I recently signed up for the Thrift Savings Plan so I figured I'd write a post on how easy it is if you know where to go. This post is geared toward Military Members. I break it down into 11 easy steps 1st Step - Log in at mypay.dfas.mil 2nd Step - Click on the "Traditional TSP and Roth TSP" link on the right hand column 3rd Step - Enter the percentage of your basic, … [Read more...] about How to Sign Up for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
How to MAXIMIZE your TSP
When it comes to long term scheduled investing there are two trains of thought. I will apply both of these to the TSP. The TSP allows you to contribute $18,000/yearly into a retirement account.Here are examples of both examples:1.) Dollar Cost Averaging - this means putting a fixed amount of money into the TSP every month.Example: Putting $1,500 into the TSP every month. 1.5k x … [Read more...] about How to MAXIMIZE your TSP
Free H&R Block for Military (Regardless of Rank)
Doing your tax returns is never fun. Thankfully, there are several great tax filing software programs that are free for military members and their families. In fact, you can get one of the most popular and powerful tax return software programs for free through Military OneSource. Military OneSource offers COMPLETELY FREE H&R Block online tax software to all military. How … [Read more...] about Free H&R Block for Military (Regardless of Rank)