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    1 month left 'in country' - the deployment year in review

    Umm, OK... Thank you for looking out for me. Here's what I did: - Save enough money during pre-mobe to max SDP as soon as you get into country. Split the max over two months by writing two separate checks. - Pay off most, if not all short-term high-interest debt as fast as possible. -...
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    1 month left 'in country' - the deployment year in review

    OK, here's what I did: TSP@ti2de, For security purposes the post had to be edited. You may want to repost, but please omit any reference to fund amounts. Regards.............Spaf
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    So... who's going "all in" on 1 January?

    imported post Myhousing allowancefor next year is $1239, and my my mortgage payment is only $800, so I think I'll be able to do 100% on base pay, special pay, and incentives. At the moment, it feels like a big leap, but I think I'll appreciate it 30 years from now.
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    Deployment advice??

    imported post Max your Roth before you leave, then max on TSP when you deploy.
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    halfway through the deployment

    imported post You are correct. I wasn't able to give them a $10K check. I gave them a $5K check at the end of August, 30 days in zone, and another $5K check the first week of September.
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    halfway through the deployment

    imported post I think these rules are dependent on who is in charge. I mean, really, who is going to turn someone away that wants to save some money? A lot of the rules for us in Afghanistan seemed to be made up because of convenience, not standards. Ah, you're right. 2.5%, duh. *kicks self*...
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    halfway through the deployment

    imported post So, if I understand you correctly, I should TSP the money, eh?
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    halfway through the deployment

    imported post OK, the time for choices is coming up fast! I maxed the Savings Deposit Program at $10K within a month of arriving in country. You gotta stay on top of that program; there is a lot of bad intel out there. First of all, max early. You gotta check with DFAS to make sure that your...
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    2006, $15K and taxes

    imported post Here's the link on that: http://www.tsp.gov/uniserv/features/chapter16.html
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    Deployment advice??

    imported post Argh, you beat me to it! Here's the link for all that: http://www.tsp.gov/uniserv/features/chapter16.html
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    Deployment advice??

    imported post I went to my S1 and J1 personnel shops and repeated this conversation... *crickets chirp, tumbleweed blows by* I'm going to contact the TSP site and see what they say about the tax-free max.
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    2006, $15K and taxes

    imported post Someone please clarify this, you're saying that if you are in a tax-free zone, hypothetically you could punt your entire tax-free earnings to TSP? Please advise.
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    Lack of matching funds for the military

    imported post Active duty gets a great deal for putting in 20, but being in the National Guard, I have to wait until I am 60 to see anything. I have just over 18 in, and could retire at 37, but that's 23 years of waiting. Deploying helps bump everything up, to include TSP. 10% of an active duty...
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    Deployment advice??

    imported post Here's what I learned so far, after being 'in country' for just over a month: Unless you have serious debt that you can't pay off by the time you leave the mobe station that would negate or offset any TSP earnings, pay that off, then do this: Save up $10K for the Soldier...
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    Update and Request

    imported post Yep, but I gotta tell ya, I'm only 25% into this tour, and it wears on everybody. Don't do it after you get married. I left my wife a tired, sobbing, heap on the couch. That sucked. Enjoy your youth, and go to OCS if you wanna get paid on these gigs.
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