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#36 Legacy Planning for Military Families
April 25, 2022

#36 Legacy Planning for Military Families

Learn more about building a financial legacy for your family in my book The MIlitary Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom . In this episode Jamie talks about his recent experience as the executor of the estate...

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#35 Amex Gold Card Military | Points and Miles, Amex Green Benefits Explained
April 18, 2022

#35 Amex Gold Card Military | Points and Miles, Amex Green Benefits E…

The American Express® Gold Card military benefits include an annual fee waiver for active duty servicemembers and military spouses. The American Express® Green Card military benefit is the same, with an annual fee waived for ...

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#34 Air Force Pilot Bonus 2022 - What Would You Do With $420,000?
April 12, 2022

#34 Air Force Pilot Bonus 2022 - What Would You Do With $420,000?

The Air Force announced the Fiscal Year 2022 Air Force Pilot Bonus on 11 April, 2022. You can see the bonus chart and all the details in my article on my website, Military Money Manual. If you're eligible for a bonus, this ca...

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#33 Space A Travel with Luke: $40,000 in Free Flights + Why He Wanted a $148 Paycheck
March 28, 2022

#33 Space A Travel with Luke: $40,000 in Free Flights + Why He Wanted…

Learn more about the amazing military benefits in the Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide t Financial Freedom now available on Amazon , Kindle , Audible , and directly from the author on MilitaryMoneyManual.com in ebook,...

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#32 Military Bonuses and Windfalls - How to Invest, Splurge, and Reach Your FI Goals Faster
March 21, 2022

#32 Military Bonuses and Windfalls - How to Invest, Splurge, and Reac…

Learn more about achieving financial independence in the military in The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom . Now available on Kindle , Audible , and soon on Amazon. Always available on MilitaryMone...

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#31 Doug Nordman: How to Live on the 4% Rule, Recover from Investing Mistakes, and Start a Kid's 401k
March 14, 2022

#31 Doug Nordman: How to Live on the 4% Rule, Recover from Investing …

Doug Nordman from The Military Guide joins us today on the Military Money Manual Podcast. While he would never say it, Doug is a bit of a legend in the personal finance, FIRE, and military finance community. He retired 20 yea...

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#30 VA Home Loans with Rich Carey from "Rich on Money" - Using the VA Loan to Buy Rental Properties, How to Buy 30 Doors Before You Leave Active Duty, and Why Real Estate Is the Last Investment You Should Consider
Feb. 28, 2022

#30 VA Home Loans with Rich Carey from "Rich on Money" - Using the VA…

If you want to learn how to set yourself up to purchase your first rental property, check out my book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom . Available now on Amazon, Kindle, Audible, and my websit...

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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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