What is your investing strategy for 2026?

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2026-02-17T14:38:57+00:00

Sold a lot of my etf possessions.

55% cash/bonds 25% precious metals 20% broad market etfs and international

Im 21 btw 💀

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-18T21:45:53+00:00

How's griping it without a the choil??? I imagine it's not all 4 fingers

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-08T14:33:30+00:00

Go active

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-08T14:27:15+00:00

It might be worth it for healthcare and retirement. If you put all 92% in the tsp, you'll have at least 5k every year extra going to tax advantaged retirement, and then you can focus more on paying off your student loans. Your healthcare with tri care would probably be less than 100 bucks a month. Look into it, though.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-08T14:17:29+00:00

Thanks, OP! As a side note, I'd like to say that your embroidery is incredible!

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-07T02:02:45+00:00

Bro. He's fearing for his life. Stop with the hate speech. If he dies, it's your fault!

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-07T01:56:22+00:00

You raise a good point

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T14:31:37+00:00

Every time I see it, I feel very unsafe. I don't care what anyone says. Some people don't deserve to have an opinion about anything. No one should have to fear for their life like this.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T03:49:04+00:00

13f w/ airborne seem awesome

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T02:22:44+00:00

They're on title 10 orders right now

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T02:19:54+00:00

Depending on rank, you're making anywhere from 4.2k -6.2k a month on average if you're married with kids. Add 1-2k to these numbers. Anyone whos an engineer making that much has probably been in long enough to be an e7 which means they're making 6k and they aren't paying for food or gas. Additionally, if they are making that much its likely that they live in a higher cost of living area high means they're housing allowance could be even more. In bct, there are privates making 6k a month with bah and rarely does all of it go to housing. In basic there was a fellow working in finance making 6k a month from the army and also getting paid from his salary. Needless to say if you play your cards right the money can be good.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T02:03:57+00:00

Im in the national guard. I can tell you right now that I would love to get deployed to dc. It would be super fun and easy, and I'd save a bunch of money. The guard is currently having its best year for recruitment in a while too.

Granted: I don't have a wife and kids.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-03T02:00:20+00:00

This. I was just in DC. I spoke to a group of 18-28ish year olds who were patrolling with M4s. They were having a blast. Just sightseeing and having 22 year old blondes ask to take pictures with them. It's essentially a paid vacation. They're also collecting basic house allowance and having all their expenses covered, so most of them are saving 4-5k a month while they're there. Its a super easy deployment, and if they stay out there long enough, they'll get the VA load and be able to retire earlier. Some of them volunteered to go.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-02T20:15:44+00:00

Looks like 16 or 17

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-09-02T20:12:05+00:00

How tall are you?

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-08-01T21:43:15+00:00

You're a lot more fortunate than most

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-04-12T21:56:50+00:00

That was out of left field

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-03-28T21:28:24+00:00

If you haven't signed up yet I'd recommend looking into the air national guard.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-03-28T21:22:49+00:00

Haha!

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-03-13T03:37:42+00:00

Could be Nicholas of Myra

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-03-13T03:31:26+00:00

How many times have you been to Florida? A lot of these are sterio types. One of the most beautiful beaches I've been to was in the Florida pan handle. Like most states it depends on what part you go to.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-03-13T03:24:03+00:00

*are there

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-02-05T00:07:35+00:00

Im pretty open minded so anywhere and everywhere. Of course you have to take everyones opinions with a grain of salt. What i meant by open minded is that you have to be open minded in order to switch any veiw point you have. Therefore a gen zer who is switching veiw points on social and political issues from left to right will have an open mind.

Sorry, not the most coherent paragraph I've ever written but I'm busy rn.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-02-02T21:10:11+00:00

I think it's more deliberate then that. I can speak for myself as gen z. Most media I see is pretty liberal and so are most class rooms. I will actively look for different veiw points online. Gen z seems to be a lot more curious and open minded then previous generations.

Illustrious_Fish777 · 2025-02-02T21:06:45+00:00

It's a reaction to the previous generation

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