@alex_military_money: you can build serious wealth in the military 👇 i know because we did it. 16 years. $4.7m net worth. not saying that to brag - saying it because i want military families to know it’s completely possible. with regular jobs, young kids, and a PCS every 3 years. here’s what actually moved the needle for us: 1. we used the VA loan more than once. most families sell and start over at the next duty station. we didn’t. we kept the properties. that’s how you build a real estate portfolio - and passive income - on a military salary. 2. we never stopped growing our income. raises, new skills, better companies, side hustles when we could fit them in. my husband drove for Uber and Lyft when we already had millions in net worth. zero shame in that. the difference? that money always had a job - emergency fund, retirement, brokerage. lifestyle creep kills wealth quietly. 3. we actually did the math on the pension. at 10 years we had the “stay in or get out” conversation. when we ran the real numbers - pension payments over a lifetime plus Tricare for Life - it was seven figures. easy. the decision made itself. wealth in the military isn’t luck. it’s decisions made early, repeated often, and protected fiercely. if you just found this page - welcome. this is the corner of TikTok that actually builds something. #militarylife #militarytiktok #militarywife #navy #military

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Kammy ﾒ𝟶 🌌 :

Trying to get a higher paying job but it’s not working well. Also almost impossible to buy in San Diego within BAH. We are negative net worth bc of my student loans. Hopefully one day there’s a way out

2026-08-05 02:13:25

dyslexia :

Trying to get my hubby to go from enlisted to officer 🫪 any tips or advice?

2026-07-16 18:46:00

The Annie House :

I thought you could only use the VA loan at one time and it’s only if it’s your primary? You can’t rent it out??

2026-07-31 00:33:19

Grace E. :

My husband is currently in OCS & I’m finishing my MS, and it’s only been our first yr of marriage/his 4th yr in service. Can’t wait for the rest of the journey🥰

2026-07-16 19:48:18

Paige :

My husband started as enlisted at 17 but he did enlisted reserve. While he was enlisted that covered his undergrad and then when he graduated and he was done with his six years, he got accepted to veterinary school and then got the HPSP scholarship through the army and so that paid for three out of the four years of his vet school. Now he’s a veterinarian in the military as an officer and he’s able to moonlight every weekend so he’s able to pick up additional 12 hour shifts on the weekends which pay $2000 to $3000 per shift. He picks up 2/3 shifts on average per week. Because of this we’ve been able to save up so much and even though we haven’t been able to utilize the VA home loan as much due to the consistency of moves and our moves overseas it’s been an incredible start.

2026-08-04 18:38:55

asmbattle :

Sadly I didn't know that my Tricare Reserve select will go from $215 to $1400 a month when I retire

2026-07-29 01:43:34

ajPascual :

What kind of side jobs did he do?

2026-07-31 01:35:22

Sarai Elizabeth :

Can you elaborate on the trucare for life or pension?

2026-07-16 18:45:47

Tightly Wound :

My husband spent about 7 years in the Air Force, got out in the 90s. Desert Shield vet. We used a VA loan for our 1st home. We also have a teen son. Any benefits that we could use?

2026-07-16 22:38:16

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