Episodes

Spencer Reese and Jamie explain how to get up to $1,000 reimbursed for military spouses expenses incurred by PCS through Military Spouse Licensure Reimbursement. Learn more on Military One Source If you have a question you wo...

Ben Miller from ChroniFI joins Spencer Reese and Jamie to talk about Stoic philosophy, learning humility on Wall Street, imposter syndrome, and how everything is risk. Learn more about ChroniFI at chronifi.com/ and Ben Miller...

Spencer Reese and Jamie talk about their investment performance, budgets, changes in lifestyle, and what they're looking forward to in 2023. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out ...

$22,500: The 2023 Thrift Savings Plan IRS Contribution limits for the Traditional TSP and Roth TSP $6,500: The 2023 IRS contribution limits for the Roth IRA and Traditional IRA Happy New Year! Look for more episodes of The Mi...

In this episode, Spencer Reese and Jamie answer 2 reader questions: Should you split your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contributions between the Roth TSP and Traditional TSP? Should I focus on contributing to my TSP or should I ...

The Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant ® American Express ® Card and the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card annual fee is waived for military servicemembers and military spouses. In this episode Spencer Reese and Jamie break d...

Jaspreet Chawla, Senior Vice President of Savings Products at Navy Federal Credit Union, joins Jamie and Spencer to talk about Certificate of Deposit or CD ladders, Money Market Savings Accounts (MMSA), and inflation fighting...

Annie and Nicole from My First Nest Egg join Jamie and Spencer today to talk about how military families can use apps to help teach their kids the core financial concepts of spending less than you earn, compounding interest, ...

Jesse Mecham from the popular budgeting software You Need a Budget YNAB joins Spencer and Jamie today to talk about how pistol marksmanship is like personal finance, how many samauri swords Jesse would buy if he was stationed...

Jeremy Schneider from Personal Finance Club joins Spencer Reese and Jamie to talk how to money like a millionaire, how to invest in index funds in 2023, and the difference between cheap and frugal. Jeremy helps over 400,000 f...

Spencer Reese from Military Money Manual and his co-host Jamie chat with their friend Paul, an Air Force officer and real estate investor. Paul has built up a small real estate empire in his 12+ years in the Air Force. He foc...

Colleen Salchow of Salchow Coaching joins Spencer and Jamie to talk about how important it is to include military spouses in any family financial decisions. You can find Colleen on Instagram, email, and the web at: www.salcho...

Listener Will writes "Will Amex and Chase stop waiving my annual fees on my credit cards when I get out of the militay?" Spencer has a great article on annual fees on credit cards after you leave the military . The short answ...

Jamie and Spencer recap Jamie's personal finance discussion with a group of 14 Air Force officers and Government Service civilians. Everyone agreed personal finance needs to be more discussed. Some themes mentioned were budge...

In this Q&A episode, Jamie and Spencer answer listener Dustin's question from a Facebook message: "When you talk about savings rates, are you talking base pay only or do you include BAH and BAS in that percentage?" It's a nua...

Justin, an Air Force captain, reached out to ask: "How do you organize your savings accounts?" Some ideas co-hosts Jamie and Spencer discuss are using separate accounts, bucket accounts, a spreadsheet, or an app like You Need...

In this episode Jamie and Spencer discuss Military Lending Act (MLA) benefits for military spouses. Military spouses enjoy the exact same benefits active duty military servicemembers do on American Express, Chase, Citi, and U...

Rob Shaye is a Coast Guard reservist, Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and military traveler. He's passionate about financial education and helping military servicemembers make the best decisions with their money. Learn mor...

Jamie and Spencer attack how to budget your military paycheck. Ideas discussed on this episode include: Classic pen and paper budget Google Sheets and Excel spreadsheets Apps like Mint.com, You Need A Budget (YNAB), EveryDoll...

Living paycheck to paycheck can be extremely stressful. It can negatively affect your mental, physical, spiritual, and financial health. Learn how to stop living paycheck to paycheck and to get out of the cycle of never havin...

Morgan Housel's book the Psychology of Money is an excellent refresher of the core concepts of financial independence and personal finance. In this episode, Jamie and Spencer apply Housel's concepts of personal finance and in...

Travelling in the military doesn't need to be painful! Know your Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and benefits available to you. TSA PreCheck is free for military servicemembers. Military spouses can use the right credit card t...

Jamie and Spencer talk about a few of their favorite things in this episode. Learn how to maximize your military paycheck in my new book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom available directly fro...

Learn how to maximize your military paycheck in my new book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom available directly from me on my website or on Amazon . The book has dozens of 5 star reviews on Am...