There has been talk since the early spring that a “windfall” tax should be placed on big oil due to the fact that they are making so much money. It was first brought up by Hillary Clinton while she was still in the running for the Presidency, and has more recently been brought up by [...]
After yesterday’s post and rereading of the Marine Corps Times article as well as other sites about the Post 9/11 GI Bill I started to wonder if 90 grand (the limit for re-enlistment bonuses) for FY-09 Marines will be enough. It is right there in black in white on the front of The Marine Times for [...]
Use it or loose it Every year hundreds if not thousands of Marines and service members loose accrues leave due to the fact that you can only carry over a leave balance of 60 days from one fiscal year to the next. So any days of leave over 60 that you had on Sept 30 [...]
My question is this? When did it become acceptable to sign a contract and then not honor the terms of said contract? I am talking about sports and in particular about football. Seems that every year you hear about a player that is going to sit out of camp or even not play the season [...]
There are many great things to do and see in Southern California that cost the average person quite a chunk of change. Military members can get discounts on all kinds of things in Southern California. Sea World- Military Members can receive up to 4 free tickets for themselves and their dependants (discounted tickets after your [...]
Monday Morning Every Monday morning I listen to my Marines tell stories about how they went out and got plowed. I drank half a bottle of Jack and 36 beers this weekend one guy brags. I ask them why they go out and drink all the time and time and time again I get well [...]
Effects on Budget 5 years ago I never would have dreamed that gas coming down to $4.35 a gallon would make me happy but it has. I am just glad to see that prices are finally coming back down (or at least leveling off). The amount of money I spend on gas has gone up [...]
A reason most of us initially joined the Marines was for the educational opportunities. The GI Bill as most of us know it has now been revamped. The new benefits are even better than they were before. The new benefits will allow a service member to go to school for FREE!!! (As long as the [...]
So I was out screwin around on the great Al Gore invention of the World Wide Web and I found some nice sites for those of us in the military to save us some money. Who doesn’t like to get something at a discount or even better for free. Some of the following links are [...]
Should I invest in the Thrift Savings Plan? This is one of the questions I most often get from my junior Marines. An easy question most definitely, but an easy answer there is not. The first thing I think is yes you should invest in the TSP, but the truth of the matter is I [...]
