Military Money Manual Podcast

https://military.wisestewardshipfp.com/militarymoneymanual - Free resources for Gold Star Spouses and Families

Daniel Kopp CFP, joins Spencer Reese and Jamie to explain survivor benefits for Gold Star Spouses and Families.

Programs and resources for active duty military widows include:

• Survivor Benefit Program (SBP)
• Tax exempt VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) rates for the surviving spouses and dependent children of Veterans
• 12 months of BAH or on base housing
• $500,000 of SGLI plus $100,000 death gratuity, both of which can be deposited directly into a Roth IRA thanks to the HEART Act
• Fry Scholarship, which essentially sets up an individual GI Bill scholarship plan for each surviving child and spouse
• And many more resources and programs available to assist surviving military spouses during this extremely difficult time

More information on the HEART Act: The HEART Act permits Surviving Spouses who receive death gratuities and SGLI death benefits to invest some or all of the funds into a Roth IRA, thereby allowing the funds to grow tax-free, including when they are withdrawn or passed on their beneficiaries.

Daniel Kopp, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, joins Spencer and Jamie on the Military Money Manual Podcast to talk about understanding your money story. Daniel introduces the 4 money scripts, which are often learned in childhood, partially true, passed down from generation to generation, and can be completely unconscious.

• Money status - is your self worth tied to your net worth?
• Money vigilance - do you save too much?
• Money worship - prevelant in the FIRE community, the idea that wealth is freedom and if you just had a bit more money, you would be happy.
• Money avoidance - do you believe money is the root of all evil?

We talk about combining money stories with a spouse and many other topics.

You can find your own Money Scripts in the test on Brad Klontz website.

Daniel Kopp is an Air Force veteran, fee only and fiduciary CFP, a writer, public speaker, and an entrepreneur. Daniel hosts the Military to Financial Planner Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Daniel founded the firm Wise Stewardship Financial Planning, which provides fiduciary financial advice with a special focus on young widows and widowers, as well as service members and their families. Daniel brings a unique and compassionate approach to helping those going through the worst possible life events.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

Spencer and Jamie tackle reader questions in a lightning round format in this episode. Questions include:

• If you can only recommend one card, would you choose The Platinum Card from American Express or Chase Sapphire Reserve?
• Why am I not getting SCRA benefits?
• Roth TSP or Roth IRA?
• I'm active duty. Do I need to be an authorized user on my civilian wife's account?
• How do you cash out Amex points?
• Do USPHS Commission Officers get MLA or SCRA benefits?
• How can I get a free copy of the Military Money Manual sent to a deployed location?
• Gap funds
• Roth limit is $6,500? Or is it higher?
• Are Amex business card annual fees waived for military?
• Amex pop up jail
• How to get more than one Amex Platinum card

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Home Depot is partnering with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) to launch its tax-free offering of major appliances to military shoppers.

All active-duty service members, dependents, retirees, Department of Defense civilians and retirees, and honorably discharged veterans who have confirmed eligibility at ShopMyExchange.com can make tax-free online purchases from the Exchange through this program.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Military servicemembers and their dependents can access the entire DOD MWR Library at https://dodmwrlibraries.org/ and through the Libby App by Overdrive. This allows free access to audiobooks and ebooks that can be delivered to your Kindle.

Harris County in Houston Texas also allows all US military servicemembers worldwide access to their online library at https://hcpl.net/military-library-card/

Finally, your local public library probably also provides free access to audiobooks and ebooks through the Libby app.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Jamie takes it solo in this episode to explain how to get a Dislocation Allowance advance. Jamie recently started a PCS and used his DLA advance to shore up his pre-PCS finances.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Spencer Reese from militarymoneymanual.com and Jamie introduce themselves to the listeners of the Military Money Manual Podcast.

Your hosts talk about how they are investing for financial independence, their backgrounds, families, and their military careers.

They also discuss what's changed in their lives over the last 2 years while hosting the podcast.

Finally, they discuss the present state and future of the podcast.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Jamie and Spencer discuss a $20 AAFES gift card available for students of military parents with A level grades.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Jamie and his son take a trip to Universal Studios Orlando and Harry Potter World using 3 credit cards:

• The Platinum Card from American Express
• American Express Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant
• The Delta Reserve Card from American Express

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex cards are also waived for military spouses married to active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel rewards cards and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

Jamie and Spencer Reese from militarymoneymanual.com discuss what to do if you received a tax refund from the IRS this year.

Learn how to get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards from American Express and Chase in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.

The Platinum Card® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card waive the annual fee for military spouses and active duty military servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve on active orders over 30 days. The annual fees on all personal Amex and Chase cards are waived for military spouse dependents of active duty troops.

If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual or email [email protected].

If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon at or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com.

I also offer a 100% free course on military travel hacking and getting annual fee waived credit cards, like The Platinum Card® from American Express, the American Express® Gold Card, and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card in my Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3.