"What If You Had to Start Over?" Brand New Military Officer and Enlisted Advice #237
About this episode
Spencer Reese shares a 13-point playbook for new military officers and enlisted servicemembers on managing their finances.
If Spencer commissioned today, at 22 years old with everything he learned from 12 years on active duty, what would he actually do with his money? A listener on Instagram asked exactly that, and this episode is the answer: a 13-point playbook for brand new officers and enlisted servicemembers, from your first bank account to the books that will shape your investing philosophy. Plus why "borrow the Career Starter loan and invest it" is less of a no-brainer than the internet claims, and why achieving financial independence might be the worst thing that ever happens to you. Questions Answered If you were starting over as a new military officer, what would you do differently? Should you take the Career Starter loan and invest it? How much should a new servicemember contribute to the Roth TSP? Which lifecycle fund should you pick when you first create your TSP account? How big should your emergency fund be when you're just getting started? How do you change your state of legal residency to a no income tax state? What savings rate is reasonable without sacrificing your 20s? Whose financial advice can you actually trust as a new servicemember? What books should every new officer or…
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