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#29 LICWO TDY and Circuitous Travel PCS - How to Take Leave and Add Extra Stops on Official Travel at No Additional Cost to You or the Government!
Feb. 21, 2022

#29 LICWO TDY and Circuitous Travel PCS - How to Take Leave and Add E…

Learn more about military travel hacking and how to make thousands of dollars off of annual fee waived credit cards in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course . "Leave in conjuction with official travel" or LICWO is a great ...

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#28 100,000 Free Hilton Points for Separating Military and Spouses + What To Do With Annual Fee Waived Cards When You Leave the Military
Feb. 14, 2022

#28 100,000 Free Hilton Points for Separating Military and Spouses + …

The Hilton Honors Military Program offers separating military servicemembers and their spouses up to 100,000 free Hilton points each to aid veterans and their spouses in searching for their next job or establishing their new ...

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#27 Military Taxes - How to Stop Paying State Income Tax, Get a Smaller Refund, and Stop Fearing Taxes
Feb. 7, 2022

#27 Military Taxes - How to Stop Paying State Income Tax, Get a Small…

In this episode Spencer and Jamie breakdown How to stop paying state income tax Why you should do your own taxes How to stop being afraid of taxes We also cover military spouse taxes including the Military Spouse Residency Re...

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#26 How to Use Credit Card Referral Links to Earn Extra Points, Miles, and Cash
Jan. 31, 2022

#26 How to Use Credit Card Referral Links to Earn Extra Points, Miles…

Learn everything there is to know about travel hacking the military in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course . Besides welcome bonuses, credit card referral links are the easiest and fastest way to earn thousands or even m...

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#25 How to Upgrade Chase and Amex Credit Cards
Jan. 24, 2022

#25 How to Upgrade Chase and Amex Credit Cards

Learn how to maximize your military annual fee waivers in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards course at https://militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 By upgrading Chase and Amex cards from lower tier cards to higher tier cards, you can ...

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#24 Military FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early
Jan. 17, 2022

#24 Military FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early

Could you achieve financial freedom while you serve in the military? Thousands of servicemembers already have! Check out The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom to discover the exact investment strat...

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#23 Favorite Financial Independence Calculators
Jan. 10, 2022

#23 Favorite Financial Independence Calculators

Want to learn how to achieve financial independence rapidly in the military? Check out the new book, The Military Money Manual, at shop.militarymoneymanual.com Calculators we talk about in this episode include: https://calcul...

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#22 Roth IRAs for Military Families
Jan. 3, 2022

#22 Roth IRAs for Military Families

Spencer and Jamie cover a lot of ground in this short, start of the year episode. Topics include: Spousal IRAs Contributing to last years IRA (during this year!) Roth TSP vs Roth IRA And much more Did you know if you max out ...

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#21 Chase Sapphire Reserve vs Chase Sapphire Preferred
Dec. 27, 2021

#21 Chase Sapphire Reserve vs Chase Sapphire Preferred

Long term, the Chase Sapphire Reserve is definitely the superior card. But you may want to open the Chase Sapphire Preferred first because the Sapphire Preferred often offers a higher welcome bonus than the Sapphire Reserve A...

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#20 Points vs Cash vs Free Night Certificate: How To Decide Which to Use
Dec. 19, 2021

#20 Points vs Cash vs Free Night Certificate: How To Decide Which to …

Sign up for the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 to learn how to accumulate millions of points and miles. Plus, you can pay no annual fees if you're in the military or a military spouse. O...

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#19 How to Get Chase and Amex Annual Fee Waivers
Dec. 13, 2021

#19 How to Get Chase and Amex Annual Fee Waivers

Learn more about annual fee waived credit cards in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at https://militarymoneymanual.com/umc3. In this episode you will learn how to get Military Lending Act (MLA) benefits applied to yo...

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#18 Best Hotel Cards for Military Families
Dec. 6, 2021

#18 Best Hotel Cards for Military Families

The best hotel credit cards for military families are: American Express Hilton Honors Aspire Card military Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® Card military Chase World of Hyatt Card military Chase IHG Rewards Club P...

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#17 Jamie's End of Year Review
Nov. 29, 2021

#17 Jamie's End of Year Review

Make sure next year is your most successful year yet with the timeless financial freedom lessons in the Military Money Manual, available now at militarymoneymanual.com/book The end of the calendar year is an excellent time to...

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#16 Spencer's End of Year Review
Nov. 22, 2021

#16 Spencer's End of Year Review

Make sure next year is your most successful year yet with the timeless financial freedom lessons in the Military Money Manual, available now at militarymoneymanual.com/book The end of the calendar year is an excellent time to...

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Military Money Manual Book Available Now
Nov. 15, 2021

Military Money Manual Book Available Now

This is the book I wish someone had handed me on my first day in the military. Shipping now at https://militarymoneymanual.com/book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom lays out the road map to ac...

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#15 $218,000: How Spencer and Jamie Paid Off 6 Figures of Debt
Nov. 8, 2021

#15 $218,000: How Spencer and Jamie Paid Off 6 Figures of Debt

Learn the behaviors and habits of financially independent military troops in my new book the Military Money Manual, available now at militarymoneymanual.com/book/ Paying off debt, especially when it's 5 or 6 figures, can seem...

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#14 How to Get Out of Debt in the Military
Oct. 31, 2021

#14 How to Get Out of Debt in the Military

Check out my new book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom where I lay out exactly how to achieve financial independence in the military. One of the first steps on the journey to FI is getting you...

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#13 Maximize Your Deployment Investing: Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser
Oct. 25, 2021

#13 Maximize Your Deployment Investing: Healthier, Wealthier, and Wis…

Military deployments can be tough. Usually the "98% boredom, 2% sheer terror" rule applies. Learn how to maximize your military money in the The MIlitary Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom If you have downti...

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#12 Cadets and Midshipman: Build Your Financial Foundation in the Military
Oct. 18, 2021

#12 Cadets and Midshipman: Build Your Financial Foundation in the Mil…

Learn how to build your financial foundation and achieve military financial independence quickly in the Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom . Available now at militarymoneymanual.com/book Cadets and ...

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#11 Are Military Officers Rich? Average Net Worth by Rank
Oct. 11, 2021

#11 Are Military Officers Rich? Average Net Worth by Rank

Read The Military Money Manual book to learn how to achieve financial independence in the military. Available now at https://militarymoneymanual.com/book/ In this episode, Jamie and Spencer tackle questions like: What's the a...

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#10 Amex Platinum Military Benefits | Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Military Spouses
Oct. 4, 2021

#10 Amex Platinum Military Benefits | Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Mi…

The Platinum Card® from American Express military benefits include a fee waiver. Learn more at militarymoneymanual.com/amex Learn more about military travel hacking in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course available at mil...

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#9 Career Starter Loans for Military Officers from Navy Fed or USAA
Sept. 27, 2021

#9 Career Starter Loans for Military Officers from Navy Fed or USAA

Soon to commission military officers often ask me: "Should I take out the USAA Career Starter Loan or Navy Federal Career Starter Loan ?" I offer my career starter loan strategies in my new book The Military Money Manual: A P...

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#8 What's In Your Wallet?
Sept. 20, 2021

#8 What's In Your Wallet?

To get started with travel hacking in the military, go to the Ultimate Miltiary Credit Cards Course and sign up today. It's 100% free, there's nothing to buy, and I only need your email to send you the 5 day course. In this e...

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#7 Military Travel Hacking Questions #2
Sept. 13, 2021

#7 Military Travel Hacking Questions #2

Learn more in the 100% free, 5 day, email based Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course . Spencer and Jamie continue to answer frequently asked questions about military travel hacking. Learn how to get your annual fee waived on...

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