BRS Breakdown, Part 4: Solving the Lump Sum Option Riddle
BRS Breakdown, Part 4: Solving the Lump Sum Option Riddle When you retire under the Blended Retirement System (BRS), you’ll face an important decision: should you take the Lump Sum…
016 How Much You Really Make, aka The Blended Retirement System’s Cash Value
Most of us who leave the military before 20 years do so to chase higher paychecks in civilian jobs. And while the dollar amount printed on the check every 1st…
BRS Breakdown, Part 3: What About the Rest of Us? A Guide for Non-retirees and Reservists
BRS Breakdown, Part 3: What About the Rest of Us? A Guide for Non-retirees and Reservists The Blended Retirement System (BRS) was designed to modernize military retirement benefits, ensuring that…
015 How to Manage Your Blended Retirement System (BRS) While in Uniform — 2 of 3
While your service branch may automatically enroll you in the BRS to make Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) minimum contributions of 5% in order for you to get the 5% Match,…
BRS Breakdown, Part 2: Mega Backdoor Roth Conversion for the Military
BRS Breakdown, Part 2: Mega Backdoor Roth Conversion for the Military If you're serving in the military and joined in 2018 or later, you're covered by the Blended Retirement System…
014 Retirement and Your Blended Retirement System (BRS) — 1 of 3
This week we talk RETIREMENT and the Blended Retirement System (BRS). While saving for a car is a $10,000 goal and saving to buy a house with the VA Loan…
BRS Breakdown, Part 1
BRS Breakdown, Part 1 No, we're not talking about a breakdown like Australia's breaking sensation Raygun, who kangaroo-hopped her way to a perfect 0.0 in the first-ever Olympics breakdancing event.…
013 Meet The Coach: My Money Story
The way we think and feel about money, from unhealthy obsession to constant worry to total avoidance, is rooted in the experiences we had growing up, and the lessons we…
The Blended Retirement System (BRS) and You
The Blended Retirement System (BRS) and You As a service member, you have access to one of the most powerful retirement savings tools in the country: the Blended Retirement System…
012 The Military’s Survivor’s Benefit Program (SBP): Why You Must Opt-Out
The military loves to gloss over the important things when it comes to pay and benefits, especially when it affects your bottom line. Indeed it goes beyond that and makes…