tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149283829854298377.post4953413178033118649..comments2024-03-28T15:12:38.709-05:00Comments on The Million Dollar Way (The Bakken Oil Blog): Factoid -- September 21, 2018Bruce Oksolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10952652803684625738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149283829854298377.post-44943678373800032892018-09-23T11:17:07.471-05:002018-09-23T11:17:07.471-05:00I do think I spend more because I have the reward ...I do think I spend more because I have the reward card, but in the big scheme of things, if used judiciously, it's a great perk. Bruce Oksolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952652803684625738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149283829854298377.post-72442972585747603662018-09-22T06:42:39.284-05:002018-09-22T06:42:39.284-05:00I have nothing but good things to say about the GI...I have nothing but good things to say about the GI bill. My obligation to the US Air Force was four years, but I enjoyed it so much, I stayed for 30 years and a day. My compensation was well below what I would earned in the "real world," but not one bit of regret. The whole package -- including job satisfaction -- made it the best decision I ever made.Bruce Oksolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952652803684625738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149283829854298377.post-64615709379791230772018-09-21T22:51:55.051-05:002018-09-21T22:51:55.051-05:00Food for thought.... I too took advantage of the G...Food for thought.... I too took advantage of the GI bill. The 3 1/2 years I spent as a lowly AF clerk simply delayed my entrance into my final career. In the last years of my chosen profession I (modestly) earned a low to mid six digit annual income. What I gave up by enlisting was not the front end of earnings, but the last 3 1/2 years of earnings. While I've never, ever regretted it for a single day, the GI bill was a bargain for the government compared to my sacrificed earnings at the end. As I recall, I received less than $200/month for two years of educational assistance and forewent over 1/2 a million on the back side. Such a deal.... A lot of folk have no concept of this cost/benefit. Count me thrice-blessed! NoGusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890234331558404834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149283829854298377.post-58222312180766494512018-09-21T10:33:43.838-05:002018-09-21T10:33:43.838-05:00Re: Amazon credit card. I just gave my kids a lect...Re: Amazon credit card. I just gave my kids a lecture on beating the credit cards at their own game. Use a credit card that has cash rewards to pay for everything, pay off your balance each month, and let the CC send you cash. A new passive income stream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com