Service and Wealth

Service and Wealth

Hosted by: Ted E.

Welcome to "Service and Wealth" with the Military Wealth Coach! Dive into military budgeting tips, investing for military personnel, and financial planning for military families. Unlock strategies for military...

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028 Real Estate 101, Part 5 -- The VA Loan, Your Tactical NUKE!!!

Finally, it's here . . . drumroll please . . .Ā The Authoritative Guide to the VA Loan. If you think you already know all you need to know about the VA Loan, we guarantee that by the end of today's show you will have...
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027 Real Estate 101, Part 4 -- Financing Basics, aka the Miraculous Mortgage

In our fourth installment of our Podcast series on Real Estate for the Military, we finish building our Financial IQ Foundation by discussing financing and mortgages. Not just for the VA Loan, but general truths about...
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026 Real Estate 101, Part 3 -- the 5 C's of Buying a Home

Welcome back for our third installment in the series of Real Estate for the Military, in which we move from crawl to walk -- and help you with some tried-and-true TTPs for making killer offers and getting a great deal...
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025 Real Estate 101, Part 2 -- Building Your Team

In our second installment of the Military Wealth Coach's Service and Wealth series on real estate for the military, we build on the foundation of Part 1 in which you learned about the foundation of all real estate...
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023 Real Estate 101, Part 1 - The Foundation

Buying a house -- so many words and feelings come to mind: exciting, intimidating, scary . . . and also we probably all assume it's really complex! But the feeling that it's hard comes from not knowing the ins and...
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(BONUS) 024 Trump 2.0, Part 2

We follow up last week's "post-election special" with a second round of discussion about the link between a second Trump Presidency and your life and finances in the military. In response to listener feedback, we dig...
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022 ELECTION SPECIAL: Predicting the Impact of Trump 2.0 on Your Military Pay

President Trump secured the 2024 presidential election by a wide margin -- and perhaps even more significantly the Republican Party gained seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives. As the party with an...
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021 Know Thine Enemy . . . The Real Deal on the TSP Lifecycle Funds

Do you know what happens when you let the military manage your TSP (Thrift Savings Plan)? You sacrifice between $1.1 and $2.6 MILLION by the time you hit retirement age. Let that sink in for a minute. The Lifecycle...
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020 You Have the Power to Change: Saving Money is Hard, Part 2

When your investment portfolio takes a turn for the worse, how do you react? Are you a "stick it out" type -- or do you "panic sell?" Do you believe that you "got screwed by the market" -- or do you take action to set...
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019 It's Not Your Fault: Saving Money Is Hard, Part 1

Did you know that your beliefs about money, saving, and investing were most likely formed when you were just 6 or 7 years old? The truth is that we imprint the beliefs and emotions of our parents, neighbors, and pop...
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018 The Military Wealth Coach's Take on "Girl Math" (Hint: It's Not What You Think)

TikTok loves Girl Math Memes -- both those "for", and those "against." While Girl Math has nothing to do at all with math (obviously), it also has nothing to do with girls: boys also use Girl Math all the time! While...
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017 Getting Out of the Military: What to do with Your Blended Retirement System (BRS) -- 3 of 3

This week we wrap up our monthlong series on the Blended Retirement System.Ā Click the links to listen to Episode 1 andĀ Episode 2Ā if you missed out. This episode is dedicated to explaining what to do with your BRS and...
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