Buying too Much Car I’ve seen it happen again and again. Brand spanking new airman comes out of tech school and ready to fly, fight, and win to their first base. The problem I see often, is how nonchalant an airman is going into deep debt and having half their income spent on car payments. […]
Lessons I Learned From My Philippines Visit
Lesson 1: Exchange money at your local bank The exchange rate is much lower when I tried to exchange my dollars at the Philippine airport. What I also noticed was that the exchange rate varies by company and location. Money exchange companies make their money by taking a percentage off of the money being exchanged so you really want […]
Snapshot Awareness
Sounds familiar right? It’s been said a thousand times but I feel that there are many ways to become more aware of your money. If you don’t know where your money is going, you will never achieve financial success. Mike Tyson and other countless famous athletes made millions of dollars in their careers and still […]
Unique Ways to Exercise Large Breed Dogs
My pup Hilo is a great dog. No doubt about it. What makes a great dog? How does a dog from the pound go from a shy, anxious, chew happy dog, into a calm, lovable fur monster? Exercise. If your dog chews furniture, barks at night, digs, jumps, or just runs circles around the living […]
Hustle Series #1: I Was a Rover Dog Sitter
I always try to find unique ways to make some hustle money. Since I just purchased my humble home last year, I decided that I should have my house make some extra income for me. My mom use her house to run her business as a daycare provider so I thought to myself, why not […]
Motivational Speech Series #1 Rick Rigsby
Lately, I have been listening to a couple of motivational speeches on YouTube and I thought to myself, “Why don’t I share this newly discovered knowledge of mine with the rest of the Repo Nation.” I have three that I put on repeat mode and sometimes I even turn on while I’m taking a shower […]
Shock the Utility System
My Hawaii’s utility bill is just out of this world. For comparison, when I lived in Arizona for the month of March last year, my bill was $50. My Hawaii March bill that I just received this year was $178.50! That is almost 3 times the cost! So I put my thinking cap on and […]
First Term Airman’s Guide to Maximizing Income
Sign up for TSP Immediately With the new Blended Retirement System coming soon, most Airmen won’t have a choice since it will automatically sign you up at 1% of your base pay. This will come into effect 1 January 2018. For someone who is already in the Air Force or just coming out of Tech […]