Hello personalfinance! Long-time lurker here and looking for advice.
I’ll try to keep this short: I’m a full time college student who recently separated from the military. I’m currently going to school and being fully supported through my GI bill, meaning all tuition is paid and, with proper budgeting, living expenses too. I applied for financial aid and was quite surprised to see that my state offered me quite a large amount of aid in the form of federal and state grants, ranging into the thousands of dollars. Since my tuition is already paid by the VA, those grants then get refunded to my bank account in full each semester. My question is “where do I go from here?”
I have a decent sized emergency fund and have taken care of all of my obligations and needs for the next few years until graduation. I have absolutely no debt and my tuition is fully paid for by the VA. I already have a good head-start on retirement savings in the form of a 401K. The only events I have on my immediate horizon are a proposal within the next year and planning for a family after college (3+years from now.) So, knowing that, what are some possible ways that I can utilize this newfound financial surplus to plan more for my future?
Thank you in advance, and for always giving good financial advice on this sub!
Submitted September 28, 2019 at 08:57PM by SgtSaltRants https://ift.tt/2lXeRAg
