I Will Teach You How To Be Rich in the Military
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- If you want to know how to become rich, you first have to stop blaming your job for not paying enough. In this video, I detail what to do with your paycheck, and break down how to stop living paycheck to paycheck.
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1:37 - Step 1
3:45 - Step 2
7:05 - Step 3
8:34 - Step 4
9:52 - Step 5
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My son is doing so well being in the Air Force. He knows how to save. He paid off his car only a Honda Civic when he returned from overseas and then still has lots of money saved. He is frugal and only buys what he needs but when he wants to do something nice he has the money for it. I'm so proud of my boy. 🥰
LOL! Same with me, I went to Vegas with some friends and had about $500. When I left I decided to really buckle down on my finances. Sold my car so I didn’t have a car payment and paid off the rest of my car note AND all my consumer debt. (About 8k in total debt) Bought a cash car with the leftover money and started putting A LOT of money I earn into savings. Just enlisted in the Navy, I have a plan I’m going to follow so I don’t blow all my money and I’ll have some savings when I get out. I leave to boot camp on April 1st.
I’m starting off as an E3 and Uncle Sam is going to pay off my student loans. About to turn 24 and decided it’s really time to buckle down and grow up.
Off to a successful journey my man. That’s the mindset to have
Ayeee. Let’s go. I’m glad you had that moment that put things into perspective. Sometimes we need that. Good luck bro. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
"Buckle down and grow up." The same could be said of me
You figured it all out. Good luck friend.
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As a dorm rat, the BRS and TSP are a no-brainer. I lose 11% of my paycheck, but, I'm gonna have it later in life when I need it most.
They don’t pay me enough and inflation is not match
In the process of joining the Air Force ur channel gave me so much information, I was able to relay this to my dad and after convincing him for his support. He gave me the green light
Not gonna lie, that Civil Service Relief Act just got me on board to serve. That'll really help me a ton
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Valuable as usual, Jody ❤❤❤
Enjoyed the Video man! Looking forward to joining the Air Force in the next year!
Hey Jody, been watching for a while now, thank you for all your advices/tips. Finally going to BMT in a week, can't wait.
I need to watch all your videos for all the gems before I head out to the office. Thank you for all you do!!!
No problem at all. I’m wishing you good luck in Cedar Rapids. If you have any questions out there, just hit me up. 🤙🏽
Love the videos, currently listening while taking care of my day job, thinking about a future in the Air Force. Appreciate you!
I hope these help you. Good luck. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
thank u 4 this
No problem. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
I love that fight club reference
You’re a great mentor for young people. Hope they realize what you’re doing for them.
I’m just trying to be what I didn’t have. lol. Hopefully I can help people avoid all of my mistakes. 🤙🏽
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I was thinking of joining the AF for a very long time. I have decided to go down a different path (for now -- I'm only 20 and if the AF is meant to be it will most definitely be), just because what I want to do in the AF I can do as a civilian as well. I wanted to say, though... I spent months watching your videos. You helped me. You're so knowledgeable and the way you present information is honestly just the best. I appreciate you being a clarifying light with all things AF.
Just to let you know, if you ever change your mind, you can still go until 35. That is the cutoff point.
I remember that vegas trip as well!
That trip changed my life Var. lol. When that bartender said $120, I bout fell out. Lol
Nice fight club reference
If you join the U. S. Space Force as an E-1, your 1st year you only get paid $23k. That’s broke. I was about to join but didn’t want to take a $60k pay cut.
Did the recruiter tell you that?
@@noemizombie I asked the Recruiter. He said he didn’t know because he was an E-6. I had to look up that current year pay table. And they make it a math problem. You get paid less for 4 months. 4 times the lowest pay and 8 times the normal E-1 pay. 2 red flags about pay is showing you the monthly pay and the people hiring you not knowing what the pay is.
@@noemizombie another huge down side is you don’t get paid every 2 weeks. You get paid on the 1st and the 15th.
You may only handle about $23K a year, but the actual value you’d have to make as a civilian to compare to a brand new airman is about $45-55K a year. I made a video breaking down an airman’s value if that doesn’t make sense. czcams.com/video/dFPh6-K7iWM/video.htmlsi=Gm1Y_S9VLnLXMxqG
@@Jodywithawhy thank you for the reply. I did watch the video. The health insurance is not good. It would be smarter to get married to get out of the dorms to get some BHA. There is no overtime pay but you can work 24/7. The government should just pay better.
Great video Jody! $h!t, I was living on base & eating at the DFAC. Not paying rent was a big advantage for me! I only had a $20/month cell phone bill & I only had my vehicle insurance. I was playing pool at the MWR which I enjoy and I banked the rest of it into a high rate CD! Now I have a paid off home! I went overseas for sometime and then I purchased a property rental. It's all about financial discipline! The military saved my life!
Another great way to invest is in an annuity index or IUL as well. 🔥
spending problem is serious, my mom who is a nurse, is able to buy 2 houses, cars for all 5 of us, give money to her parents every month, donate to charity every month, and pay for all food bills etc. meanwhile, her colleague is drowning in debt with the exact same job
They teach you how to earn more, nobody teaches how to keep it.
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2:30 sounds like byob night 😂
Simple tip like establishing your wants and needs can help you save money as well as having discipline with fast gratification. It adds up quickly, but be for real about it, don’t lie to yourself
I assure you it is def not a spending problem lol. It’s def high cost of living with very low wages and no opportunities at all. I have a degree and in the military. Drive a car from the junkyard till it returns back to the junkyard. Work 3 jobs on top of part time service and still live pay check to pay check. I don’t even drink, rarely eat out and don’t even buy clothes (prob only twice a year I do). It’s greedy corporations.
0:20 now i'm hooked coming from youtube recommend (already subbed months ago);
51% of people with six figures PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK?!?!
How do you sign up for the service member relief act? Thanks so much man. Lots of great info here
To receive this benefit you must notify your lender in writing and include a copy of your orders to active duty service or a letter from your commanding officer that shows the date you began active duty service.
@@Jodywithawhy Thankyou Jody. You the GOAT
Im in highschool and we were taught to save 3-6 months of Living expenses not income
Most people teach living expenses, but to me that’s bare minimum. I like to know that for at least 3-6 months I can sustain my current lifestyle. Just a preference thing.
@@Jodywithawhy hey jody, I appreciate the response, Im shipping out somtime in august once I come back from summer vacay and finish highschool, any recommendations on when to purchase a car? im 17 right now, turn 18 in summer, my dad can help me purchase instead of financing a car, should I get one before boot camp or after or even wait until after tech school? im looking at getting a used 2021 or 2022 polestar 2 that goes for around 20k, expensive, but newer and fewer maintences overtime. im looking to do public affairs or cyber in the space force
@mahitobrown6567 is recommend doing it after tech school if possible. That way you can stack up some more cash to help with buying the car. I hope that helps.
@@Jodywithawhy yup thanks so much
My hs taught me that there’s no single solution just be open minded to advice with a grain of salt and here are the basic terms like what is a check
Just got word from my recruiter that I’m booked for Special Mission Aviator. I leave for basic on the 20th of May. I can’t believe I’ll routinely be in the air one day🙌🏻
Aye let’s go. Good luck and congratulations. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
@@Jodywithawhy Thanks for the help. You’ve done a lot to clear up confusion and answer questions I didn’t know I had. Keep doing what you’re doing because it’s definitely good for recruitment👍🏻
Bro I need to get in, what's the tips I applied trying to figure out how to get a recruiter, I'm ready to go I wanna shipping off in the next few months. Its time to begin my new life. @@53cards92
I pretty sure a bunch of knew or was that E-3 with Mustang or a Charger with $500 a month payment. Don’t be that person. $150 is most likely just gas for the month. Average E-3 is not too long out of Mom and Dad’s house and looking to spend everything they get. Ever notice a lot of pawn shops and loan places near military bases? We have to instill good money behavior early!!
Really want to join the Air Force at 26 but just the downgrade in pay is gonna be the biggest thing. Idk if it would work
How much you get paid?
Im 26 too. Im a sucessful barber right now making really good money. But the benefits of the military are great so willing to take a significant pay cut. And i’ll cut hair on the side
@@castashin just 40k salary with incentives. My monthly cost of bills besides rent is around $1000 but that’s mainly child support my car and insurance. And starting off E-1 is around $2000 a month before taxes.
@@acekhmer you’ll be fine for sure with cutting hair on the side. And that’s the biggest thing for me is the benefits.
You can still cut hair in the dorms for extra cash. At least I did for my side hustle. But you’re not paying any rent or utilities, so the $2000 goes a lot further. Plus because you have a dependent you’ll be able to collect dependent pay. Basically means you’ll be able to collect a housing allowance. I made this video which breaks down pay, it might help. Good luck bro. 🤙🏽czcams.com/video/dFPh6-K7iWM/video.htmlsi=pS8BkiHY2U55i4ka
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Jody! Dude you are something else man lol spoke to a recruiter about enlisting but my fear was debt. I was not told about service member relief act.
How should I approach it if it’s my only setback?
Thanks!
You can always let the recruiter know you heard about the relief act and see if they’re familiar. If not you two can learn together that way the recruiters familiar with it the next time. 🤙🏽
Hello, i don’t know if you’re gonna read this but love your videos man, I’m seriously considering joining the air force, but i have a problem, i was born in the usa, so i’m obviously a us citizen, but i did high school in mexico, also nearly all my health related documents are in the mexican health system, i was hopping if you could give some advice, again love your videos.
You would just get your education documents and have the validated from a company on naces.org. Once they’re validated, you should be fine. As far as medical goes that’s a different story. Talk with your recruiter about that.
@@Jodywithawhythank you!
I wish I had thought about this when I joined. I'd have a lot saved up now. We eventually used the snowball effect to pay off our bills.
With that said, 200/month and 500/month is WAY too much to spend on clothes and "fun". I'd say $50-75 for clothes and $100-200 for fun. What do you want flashy brand names or $1 million dollars in the bank?
Thanks!
Much appreciation. Glad I could help. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Are there still enlistments bonuses for the Airfoce? Have they expired, just checking because I’m gonna head on over to the recruiters office in a month. After i get my affairs settled.
There are. You just gotta get with a recruiter because the bonuses change every quarter of the year.
How do we find out the current bonuses offered?
Do you have advice to avoid debt in general?
Budgeting is key. Make the budget, and anything outside of the budget you can’t afford. After that, you wanna make sure you don’t take on unnecessary debt. Like an expensive car, or even education. I say education because the Air Force pays for your education. This will help you avoid any debt. Then just get smart and read finance books like the ones recommended in this video. That should keep you in a good space. 🤙🏽
hi jody, i was diagnosed with major depression at 14 and was admitted to a hospital for it for a week, haven't had any medical visits since then and never have been in counseling for it and was prescribed Lexapro for it at 15 but canceled bc i decided to fight through it. im free of that hold it had on me and am now 19 years old i was wondering if those records would cause me trouble within the airforce.
They will definitely cause a delay in your process, but there’s always a chance. I made a video breaking down how to get a medical waiver for things like this, if you haven’t already watched it, it might help. czcams.com/video/ynKjsxegEPE/video.htmlsi=hRqF03WGxz6ddsBJ
they will make you get a psychological waiver and it takes a long time. i just experienced this
What insight do you have on prior service, let's say navy, joining the air force. Is it as difficult as I hear it is? Do they even want prior service, and is it possible to get a job related to my old job like an operations specialist in the navy, or is it purely needs of the airforce?
“Buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t even like”
YOu were in the air force right? So what MOS that keeps you away from flying, But also doesn't need a colledge degree, But can make a difference? I'm a US army veteran.
Dude. I just cant get in.
Spending money to impress yourself is clown activity🤷🏾♂️ I'd buy 200-500 dollar pair of shoes but only cause i like them not for some typa status symbol das mad corny
Who has a 150 car note ?
Hello sir , i need an advice from you and from anyone reading these, i passed my ASVAB and i want to go active duty but am concern about my car which am already paying for before trying to enlist in the airforce. I would like to sell the car off before moving to basic training, but if i see it
Am on loss which means i owe more than the car worth. I talked with my recruiter but she didn't really give me a valid answer. So my questions is should i put the car in a storage and pay the monthly payment of $417 and the storage fee or is it possible to ship it to my base after i have started my main job in the airforce. And lastly even if i put the car in storage will my monthly earnings as an E1 cover up the car monthly payment and that of my few monthly bills . Or should i go for reserve.I look forward for an advice 😢😢
I would recommend keeping the car if you’re upside down on payments. Either store it at a garage, or keep it at a loved one’s home. Then after basic training get your shipped to you or have someone drive it to your tech school location. As far as your pay, you’ll have to cover the storage, unless you have an abnormal car payment of course.
hey I saw in your videos you did geospatial intel, after I took the ASVAB I qualified for that job and I wanted to know how was your experience doing that job?
It wasn’t for me. It’s an analytical job, and I’m more of a people person. So I just didn’t fit in. It’s a cool job, but I think it’s better suited for someone who likes working with computers and sitting at a desk.
Man thanks for letting us know there a thing such as the service member relief act had no idea such a thing existed I’ll definitely look into it more
Always trying to drop gems. 🤙🏽
@@Jodywithawhyty sir!!!!!!
there is no consumer vs producer, that's an over simplificaiton, consumption and production are very complex phenonmen, and there is also comparative advantage,
now, we have necessity and we have ;luxury and many revolve around necessity and paycheck situation only catches up with inflation
I beg to differ. This whole infrastructure was designed by producers who advertise products to consumers. You’re either paying for someone else’s business to be successful, creating your own or managing your income right to escape the system at hand. Because we live in a capitalist country, those are the options we’re faced with.
@@Jodywithawhy well, "having ur own business" would make u the producer as well won't it?
its not black and white "filthy capitalist"
there are opportunities in the free market tht people use and see their way of living changed. its not always the invisible hand.
Yes there are constraints to many but there are many that just want free checks
2:37 well, at least you were less likely to have a DUI (: joking, i know you have planned a sober buddy to drive, @Jodywithawhy :)
lol. I couldn’t afford to drink and drive in Vegas. 😂😂
See this is what I’m scared of , I’m good at saving but with inflation I’m scared I’ll be living paycheck to paycheck
Most people do spend too much according to what they make. That being said there is a pay problem. Wages have not kept up with inflation and the middle class is being destroyed. 50 years ago joining the military was useful only for the benefits. Many still ended up homeless; enough to where a homeless veteran became a trope. Everything has gotten worse since then.
Im all for dealing with the situation at hand but it’s dishonest to say there isn’t a pay problem. Especially when the pay problem exists because theres an island somewhere. An island funded by lies about Vietnam, Iraq and Ukraine.
All that in mind great production quality and you have a lot of good information. Im sure you know all of what I said anyway but you have to keep your channel approved.
Thank you. I honestly believe the military pays its people fairly. It could be a disconnect or blind spot, but I think realistically military members are paid well enough to not deal with real struggle.
Could they be paid more? Definitely and so can any other company, but keep in mind the enlisted members mostly come in with no skill and education, yet they start out living a life above the median household income. I try to be fair when creating content, but I do appreciate your perspective as well.
@@Jodywithawhy Thank you! I appreciate your well thought out response. Thats a good point on most guys coming in with no skills or education. I forget how big of an operation the military is and how many people they need. Might have been the most productive conversation ever had in an youtube comment section. Great job on the channel you’ve been blowing up.
Jody,
What options are there for students with federal student debt? Upper 30k+?
-Best
Air Force has a $65K college loan reimbursement for enlisted members on federal loans. They also have a loan deferment program which you can defer your loans while serving.
Don’t forget to get dog health insurance
Oh you meant financially, not physically. 😂
My insurance is $48/mo and my phone is like $60/mo internet is $50/mo. I only buy clothes during Black Friday or a sale with outfit planned ahead and off season clothes. Gas from nearly 0 to full at Costco gas is $60> every 9-10 days. I buy movie tickets through AAA. All of my long term debt has low interest. Not a fan of Dave Ramsay because of how ignorant he is about life insurance but it’s good to avoid debt especially if the debt isn’t used to make more money
Yea. The only advice I take from him is his debt management. Beyond that, it’s a no from me. lol. Great job on your spending by the way. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
@@Jodywithawhy I forgot to mention that my car payment is 0 because I bought my 2008 Lexus Rx 350 for $6k in cash. I only had to change the headlights, the wiper blades, back windows don’t roll (broken) and the power steering has 3 holes in it so I can’t maximize the turn radius but it’s enough to make a clean U turn so ig its good enough
Could you join the Air Force at 37?
Yep. You can join up to 42
@@JodywithawhyI’m 40 & considering to join. Any advice ?😊 thanks so much for your channel- it’s so helpful 🎉
Here’s a video I made giving advice for older applicants joining. It might help answer some of your questions. czcams.com/video/HA0qeZrPHbM/video.htmlsi=vN7yaj8aCFJPT6_k
@@Jodywithawhy thanks so much !!
Give me a 6 figure salary and I promise I’ll turn it into 1 million within 20 years
Why that long
@@ballisliferjs it takes time to grow
Get married, go oconus, leave wife/family back home. You’re welcome.
I mean let’s be honest. 50k with Biden economics is poverty now.
No.😂
Just stop.
It's always the President, the US Government, the 1%, enemies overseas, blah fucking blah.😂😂😂
Minimize your costs, manage your spending, know your true goals and set them.
You know... using the benefits of capitalism.😂😂😂