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Ozma @rowyourbot.bsky.social

They’re National Guard. People often join the military for healthcare and education as this is one of the only ways to get those things.

aug 31, 2025, 3:38 am • 1 0

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psiic.bsky.social @psiic.bsky.social

I grew up cry myself to sleep hungry poor. I joined at 16 with a 1 year DEP to finish school. I bought my first house at 17 with VA it was a total pile of shit. Rented rooms to 6 guys on base and they helped me fix it up. I only lived there 2 months before being sent to Panama...

aug 31, 2025, 5:19 am • 0 0 • view
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psiic.bsky.social @psiic.bsky.social

used that house equity to buy 2 more rental properties. I kept buying shitty little houses at auction and foreclosure fixing them up and renting them out. Got 8 rentals now and as I enter retirement.

aug 31, 2025, 5:21 am • 0 0 • view