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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Family money
Spouse has a high income

Also, many active military claim residence in FL and the like, and pay no property taxes[/quote]

This but officers can make good money.  They get a lot for a housing allowance on top of pay.  [/quote]

They also have far less expenses, too, in general. Besides housing, they typically will not spend as much on medical, state income tax, college savings (GI bill plus in-state in their state of residence), retirement, and a whole lot more.

This is, of course, even more true for dual-military families, especially dual-officer. [/quote]

Also no educational debt.[/quote]

And throw in lower costs for resources available on base — from seriously lower prices on groceries, shopping at exchanges, recreational opportunities….  It adds up nicely. [/quote]

Crazy discounts—Epic ski passes for $150 or something ridiculous like that—and cheap Disney tickets too. [/quote]

Those Disney tickets aren’t that cheap!  It’s a something like a 10% discount on the 4 and 5 day passes.   It’s nice, but certainly not mind-blowing.  [/quote]

Yep.  The Disney military hotel discount isn't worth it either.    I went a couple months ago and compared the same room, same dates and the standard promotion Disney was offering to everyone at the time was cheaper than the military discount rate.[/quote]

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